There are two shiv-shimmering lines in this scene from the underrated Tom Cruise movie “Cocktail”.
“I can’t see a thing without my contacts” is a fantastic neg, delivered with lighthearted insouciance and complete state control its teasing jab is quite subtle and therefore quite effective. It’s the kind of line you want to learn how to master when a woman gives you shit.
(Ask yourself as part of a self-improvement mental exercise: What would a beta male have done when so directly and acridly challenged by a hot broad?
Woman: “Excuse me, do I have ‘fuck me’ written on my forehead?”
Beta: *stammering* “Uh no, not at all, I was just…”)
But as good as that line is, the next game-savvy line Cruise’s character utters is better.
Woman: “You’re just full of compliments, aren’t you?”
Game-aware man: “Yeah… it kinda makes you curious, don’t it?”
What elevates that cocky riposte…
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