Against All Odds

Name: Against All Odds
Genre: Action, Adventure, Drama, Thriller, Romance
Released: March 2, 1984
Duration: 128 min
Rating: 42
Cast: Jeff Bridges, Rachel Ward

1984

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Columbia Pictures | Release Date: March 2, 1984 | R

Starring: Jeff Bridges, Rachel Ward

Summary: Terry Brogan (Bridges), a football player who is fired from the team, is recruited by an old friend (Woods) to track down a girlfriend in Mexico.

Director: Taylor Hackford

Genre(s): Action, Adventure, Drama, Thriller, Romance, Crime

Rating: R

Runtime: 128 min

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Janet Maslin

Against All Odds is so lively and enjoyable on its own terms that its genre problems, while real, are easily overlooked. Mr. Hackford's brand of glossy, romantic escapism doesn't have to work as an homage. It has a vitality of its own. Read full review

Roger Ebert

There is a lot of plot in this movie - probably too much. The best thing to do is to accept the plot, and then disregard it, and pay attention to the scenes of passion. They really work. Read full review

Staff (Not Credited)

If not for a somewhat murky and misanthropic ending, Against All Odds would stand as a well-engineered second-try at 1947's "Out of the Past." Read full review

Julie Salamon

The story wanders unconvincingly and tediously into corporate law offices and big, splashy nightclubs. Still, Mr. Hackford has the documentary maker's eye for realistic detail, so it all looks right. [01 Mar 1984]

Dave Kehr

Little remains of the original but its weakest element - its overelaborate intrigue - and Hackford seems only to scramble it further. Read full review

TV Guide Magazine Staff (Not Credited)

Not even a bravura performance from Woods, some steamy love scenes between Bridges and Ward, and a thrilling daylight car chase down Sunset Boulevard can pull this confusing remake out of the doldrums. Read full review

Richard Schickel

The result is a flat, dumbly brutal movie, full of overplotted complexity and empty of all emotional resonance, except that provided by the presence of Jane Greer (the original film's dark lady, here doing a supporting role) and Richard Widmark. Read full review

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Xan_Ryil

Dec 3, 2015

The movie has been shot at exotic Latin American location with firing chemistry between Bridges and ward. Initial pace of the movie is very captivating however as it passing and Terry familiarizes himself with Jessie's love, movie somehow loses its beat. There is not much clarification whatThe movie has been shot at exotic Latin American location with firing chemistry between Bridges and ward. Initial pace of the movie is very captivating however as it passing and Terry familiarizes himself with Jessie's love, movie somehow loses its beat. There is not much clarification what is the direction of the movie. And it does not stop there near the climax it gets us confused about who is the bad guy and whoever it is, is he really bad? And that is how it ends.… Expand

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FatherBen96

Sep 8, 2020

This is one of those few films where by the end I've been left completely let down by. The first half's alright but after that the plot goes downhill for me.

Bridges and Woods give fine performances, some of the location shots are gorgeous but that's all that saves it from getting a lowerThis is one of those few films where by the end I've been left completely let down by. The first half's alright but after that the plot goes downhill for me.

Bridges and Woods give fine performances, some of the location shots are gorgeous but that's all that saves it from getting a lower rating.

It's too bad, at the time I was really looking forward to watching this.… Expand

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