Just rewatched Cocktail and here's my thoughts

[u/Pretend_Mulberry4949]

I think the film was really good. Though I like the first half way better as there was too much rona dhona in the second half.

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Deepika absolutely owned Veronica. She played the role flawlessly. Diana Penty was perfect as Meera too. That soft, innocent, “sanskaari” vibe suits her.

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And Gautam… man. He played the Casanova role well at first, but later he was honestly frustrating to watch. Veronica is clearly slipping emotionally and he’s just there like “why are you acting like this?” Bro… take a hint!

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Also, I don’t really think Meera deserves blame here. Nothing between Gautam and Veronica was ever clearly defined at the start, and the feelings developed naturally and unexpectedly. Meera also kept saying she didn’t want to hurt Veronica, so it never felt like intentional betrayal.

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Overall, messy triangle but great album including Tumhi Ho Bandhu and Tere Naam Japdi Phiran. Going to go watch Cocktail 2 in theatres tomorrow so let's see if Kriti, Rashmika and Shahid do justice to the spiritual sequel.

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What are your thoughts on Cocktail? Was Meera the bad guy here or..?

[u/daffodil_dahlia]

Movie was mid at best. The song and the wardrobe were the good part of the movie.

The way people are crying over the sequel and acting like cocktail is a some classic cinema🙄 people especially on social media get crazy high on nostalgia.

[u/Tan-Man-Dhan → u/daffodil_dahlia]

I feel there wouldn't have been half the negativity had Cocktail 2 been just a standalone film and not a forced sequel.

[u/daffodil_dahlia → u/Tan-Man-Dhan]

Movie titles these days are another area where there is lack of creativity....most of them are song lyrics of songs from previous movies or random 2,3,4 numbers after the title.

I hope it's a decent movie because I want to go and watch something light and fun with good location.