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Cocktail Reviews
Thinking of catching Cocktail in the cinema? - Here are some thoughts from the critics. If you've watched the film, feel free to share your own review! It's a pity, and not just because this could have been the great unconventional cinematic threesome we so desperately need. Cocktail has a handful of moments and a few genuine sparks, but finally crashes and burns so spectacularly that it's hard to focus on the positives. We must thank it, thus, for Diana Penty. Times of India - Verdict: Above Avearge Cocktail follows the basic Bollywood genre-geometry of a love triangle. The good part about this one, unlike most love triangles, is that the three protagonists get to know who loves whom pretty early in the picture and the revelation isn't stretched till the climax. However, beyond a point, the film isn't able to use this element to its merit and falls for the regular range of spite-to-sacrifice sentiments of any triangular love story. Cocktail, basically, is the same prose with new grammar. To sum up, this one is old Cocktail in new bottle! NDTV -3/5 Cocktail has just the right mix of fizz and flavour to allow the occasional and inevitable crinkles of triteness to flow well below the surface. It is definitely worth a visit to the multiplex. Zee News - Three cheers for this one! If you put three different people under one roof, throw in some fun, drama and lend a touch of romance to the plot- what you get is a savory mix of a ‘Cocktail’ which is worth every buck you spent to relish it. Final verdict: ‘Cocktail’ is worth a try! Filmfare - 3/5 All-in-all, it’s a nice urban romance. But again, this isn’t how I would like to describe a Imtiaz-Homi collaboration. You expected something with a twist, what you get is a pat too sweet – a Bloody Mary without the Vodka. Koimoi - 2.5/5 Cocktail is a nice and enjoyable movie for the dialogues, songs and performances. But the second half is a real drag. DNA India - 3/5 You can’t hate a film like Cocktail nor can you love it in totality. If you’ve liked Ali’s storytelling before, there’s no harm in catching it at least once. Cheers! Taran Adarsh - 3/5 On the whole, COCKTAIL has a fascinating first half, charismatic performances, harmonious music and the trendy look and styling as its aces, but the second half is not as tempting or intoxicating as the first hour. It pales when compared to the attention-grabbing first hour. Yet, all said and done, this one's primarily targeted at the Gen Next, especially those in metros, who might identify with the on-screen characters. The Indian Express - 2.5/5 Nice while the fizz lasts. Rajeev Masand - 2/5 I’m going with two out of five for director Homi Adajania’s Cocktail. With the right ingredients in the right proportions, this might have made for a smooth concoction. But Cocktail is a mostly flat romance; one that could’ve done with more heart. Hindustan Times - 3.5/5 This cocktail is full of fizz. Yahoo! Movies - 1.5/5 One of the chief reasons why this cocktail fails to hit your sweet spot is because you don’t empathize with any of the characters. There could be many reasons for this but to point one: none of them seem worthy of your attention and concern. Still keen to figure out who Saif ends up with? Why don’t you deduce it yourself like any mature adult would? I would recommend the scientific method used to pick item girls in films lately: Eenie Meenie… Sify - 2/5 Drink this cocktail if you must; but be warned, the concoction isn’t as appetizing as it looks! Glamsham - 2/5 It's a cocktail alright, but one which lacks punch. A flat drink with no fizz and lots of salt at the rim of the glass which knocks you back with its sting. The Film Street Journal - 2.5/5 A very average love triangle with no sharp edges. It’s the kind that’s available in every corner of the neighbourhood college canteen or office cubicle.
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It's a movie version of MTV's Real World. Saif and Deepika play very immature, drunken, drug sniffing, irresponsible, PROMISCUOUS people. I found the lifestyle very unrealistic by Indian standards.
Diana and Deepika wear great clothes and the girls are the most memorable part of the movie.
Saif plays the typical douchey guy without many redeeming qualities, he is not very likable . No girl will fall for those lines. He's like Barney from How I Met Your Mother. It's a character that only works inside a male writer's head. It is hard to believe that "Meera" would suddenly fall in love with him, without much reason.
It's a movie version of MTV's Real World. Saif and Deepika play very immature, drunken, drug sniffing, irresponsible people. I found the lifestyle very unrealistic by Indian standards.
Diana and Deepika wear great clothes and the girls are the most memorable part of the movie.
Saif plays the typical douchey guy without many redeeming qualities, he is not very likable . No girl will fall for those lines. He's like Barney from How I Met Your Mother. It's a character that only works inside a male writer's head. It is hard to believe that "Meera" would suddenly fall in love with him, without much reason.
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Deepika, You need to be selective in chosoing your films and the roles you play. Criticism that you are not acting quite well will always be there. For example, I remember a Tamil magazine wrote a review on the Malayalam film Yathra in 1986, criticizing Shobana to be having a blank face with no expressions at all, but what is her status today in the cinema industry, she is considered to be versatile. So taking up good roles will refine and hone your acting skills. I don't think people comparing you with Aishwarya Rai is acceptable. Comparing your acting in OSO with that of Aish's acting in Iruvar, I can say, she stands tall before your performance. Don't lose heart, you have talent, your facial expressions are good. Cheer up! Work hard, may be one day you would have bagged an award as best female actress which none of the Indian actresses would have bagged so far. Wish you all the best!
Very silly story line and Saif Ali disappoints............what pissed me is him whispering nonsense and gibberish to the girl veronica..........
Dont watch........move on to something like Paan Singh Tomar....that is a good movie or Aladdin even.
@deeika: aftr seeing the movie u r in my heart as well in my mind jst cnt frgt u.. u were jst mind blowing in the movie. keep d same wrk..
its musical backdrops that make the film entertaining. Without them, "Cocktail" is just another beer gone flat.
Sun, 2012-07-15 19:43 — Kitty
Diana Penty :D
Hope I can avoid spoilers before I watch it LOL... I will read all of the pinkvillains' comments after I see the movie! I guess the only bit of suspense is who gets to be the "lucky" girl who ends up with Saif. ;)
Saif is once again pretty good! This is his forte and he was funny, "oozing with charm" lolol (remember that?) and yes, he played his character well. Diana did not act like a newcomer which was good! She was good at her role. She didn't seem uncomfortable at all and Deepika... HOLY! What's a drastic improvement?! YAY finally... look, body, and now acting... way to go girl!
Saif must stop acting opposite Kareena and DO more movies with Deepika, Priyanka, Katrina, Rani and Pretty Zinta
deepika's acting was very good. i wanted to see her more though in the film coz her acting was very good in the film...diana ws kinda boring but she was fine..she got a lot of screen timing
@Mystic Rose Bang on! I only disagree a bit because I thought Diana was very good for a newcomer. I agree about her character Meera though. Booooring. & I completely agree with Deepika getting sidelined but I don't mind since she is clearly the winner here. Her performance is being praised over the other two actors and since she was heavily promoted regardless of her role, she will get a lot of credit for the success of the movie too. So I am a happy fan!
@Schmuck Yep! & Her dialogue delivery still has a room for improvement but she has improved so much in this movie that I am sure she'll get even better with the movies to come.
Amen @mysticrose!!!!
Watch it for Deepika, shes finally made her fans proud! The jugni song should have been picturized on the scenes that were shown in the promo, in the movie the amazing song just lacks punch.
Deepika was superb in the movie
She is absolutely going in right direction
Agree with @fmlreally and @PrincessRuchi, the movie was a big let-down.
As beautiful as Diana Penty is, I don't get why the critics are raving about her or her character. Her character was a typical holier-than-thou 'good' indian girl whose an orphan and has been wronged several times in her life. They have sort of a set the stage for us to feel sorry for her but I found that manipulating and even her 'sacrifice' seemed self-important and self-protecting. She looks like a dream, no doubt about that, but her character lacked any depth or charm. She basically relied on her prettiness to sail through this movie, which is okay for a debut, more than okay actually but that doesn't deserve the good reviews.
Saif's character is OTT cheesy and you do wonder how in the world does this man get girls so easily, are women really that desperate/stupid? He had a few funny dialogues and scenes but as far as the romance is concerned, he looks smitten one day and the other he looks to be grieving and the whole 'being in love' bit was clearly missed out on. Oh and yeah, he does look a lot older than 32!
Deepika clearly gets the short end of the stick here by the filmmakers. The movie focuses a bit too much on Diana and Deepika doesn't even get a proper song, just some club dancing here and there. Having said that, her character is the only one that seems real or relatable. Anyone whose ever felt insecure, needy for love, needy for redemption would relate to her, which is pretty much everybody. Her acting is spot on, she actually makes you feel something unlike the other actors who make you want to smack them. Both Deepika and Veronica deserved much better than what they got in the movie.
And if your club-hopping, coke snorting, and tequila chugging character is the only one that seems least superficial, you know you have made a mistake.
i saw cocktail today. LOVED it. Saif and Deepika nay raita phila diya. Great performances by them, songs, scenes, styling. Diana Penty is pretty but I got bored of her one expression look. Boman and Dimple were a riot. Loveeeeed their scenes. I was never a fan of Deepika but with this film I'm now.
The major negative for me was that they completely butchered my fave song "Tera Naam Japdi". I wanted to see the entire picturisation. Otherwise its a nice entertaining movie. Don't miss it on the big screen guys especially Saif's rendition of "Sheila Ki Jaawani".
i watched both cocktail and bol bachan and suprisengly loved bol bachan it was much better than cocktail. first half of cocktail was good nothing new deepika did what she has already done in break ke bad, Love aaj kal and kartik calling kartik. saif is too old for this role not funny at all. second half was boring like everyone said and was dragged...
Sat, 2012-07-14 13:24 — PrincessRuchi
i like what you said ...........you seem like real art critic
smart and specific .........
Deepika would be even better if she improved her dialogue delivery. She falters a bit when there are long monologues.
@fmlreally: You nailed it babe! Of the newer lot of actresses, Deepika is clearly the best - both in looks and acting.
Average flick. Best part was Deepika Padukone.
I totally LOVED Deepika in this flick. Diana is good also. Saif has been overshadowed by the ladies, and i don't care. its a total paisa vasool. the idea is same old love triangle, but still watchable.
what a bakvas movie.. totally faltu picture hai!!!!!!!!!!!
movie=entertainin but slow
saif=looking v old with deepika and diana, should have taken eanbir , ranveer or afhay but saif was way too old
diana=emotion less and espression less- just delievedrd dialogues, too modern to be indian image and too indian to be in a modern image
Deepika=WOW just a new deepika, very very glamorous ...acting improved 100 times...wouldn be surprised if she picks up a award or two.
I loved it! And I cant get over how HOT DP was in the movie and she acted fabulously too! :)))
Deepika Padkone carried the moviely wholely and solely on her shoulders...she was SENSATIONAL!
DOES ANYONE AT FILMFARE ACTUALLY HAVE THE GUTS TO GIVE DEEPIKA THE AWARD?
EITHER WAYS, SHE WAS FAB.
deepika acted best. only first half of film was good. i feel that diana penty had more screen time than deepika, especially in cape town. but the movie was boring, waste of money
LOL just another love triangle. Not so hatke afterall .