Tom Cruise Rewind

Although Cocktail was a critical failure, it did little to harm Tom Cruise's career. This is largely due to the fact that five months later, Cruise's third attempt at an adult drama was released. At last, he had a critical and commercial hit with Rain Man .

Cocktail remains one of the most well-known Tom Cruise films, even if for the completely wrong reasons. Despite being a commercial success, it was lambasted by critics, earning it its spot as his lowest-rated movie on Rotten Tomatoes to this day. With that much unanimous negative feedback, it feels silly to argue anything different; however, I do believe there is something of value to be found within it, even if it takes a bit of digging to get there.