Synopsis

The Cocktail Hour,” A. R. Gurney’s mild examination of an overprivileged family that fights domestic battles while downing drinks, must have seemed fairly thin when it had its premiere in 1988. Now, with so many real-life families struggling to fill the gas tank and pay the grocery bill, Mr. Gurney’s story of a self-absorbed clan whose biggest problem is whether the maid can cook a roast is in danger of registering as just plain annoying.