Against All Odds (1984)
Genre: Romance / Thriller
Duration: 128 minuten
Alternative title: Wie met Vuur Speelt...
Country:
United States
Directed by: Taylor Hackford
Stars: Jeff Bridges, Rachel Ward and James Woods
IMDb score:
6,0 (15.498)
Releasedate: 2 March 1984
Against All Odds plot
"Sometimes love is the most dangerous game of all."
Terry Brogan, a football player who seems to have had his day, needs money. He decides to take an assignment from his dark friend Jake Wise and goes in search of his girlfriend Jessie, who is said to be in Mexico. She is also the daughter of a wealthy landowner who owns Terry's team.
Actors and actresses
Terry Brogan
Jessie Wyler
Jake Wise
Hank Sully
Mrs. Wyler
Ben Caxton
Tommy
Edie
Steve Kirsch
Ed Phillips
Reviews & comments
Filmkriebel
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- 10175 messages
- 4759 votes
This is definitely not as bad a movie as the average suggests. The only thing that annoyed me was the sudden presence of Sully in that Mexican temple, but otherwise this is an entertaining movie. And I say that emphatically, because the publicity of Against all Odds focused mainly on the sultry scenes between Bridges and Ward. No more time is spent on the romance than necessary and I certainly liked that. So this has mainly become a thriller about corruption practices and accompanying unsympathetic figures. Woods is good in his psychopath role and the absence of a happy ending I did not expect and I thought it was fine. I doubt very much between 3 and 3.5*.
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scorsese
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- 13477 messages
- 11297 votes
Nice film about a football player who helps a friend track down a woman. The plot is unnecessarily complicated. The film has a nice atmosphere and of course there is also the beautiful title track by Phil Collins. Some beautiful exotic locations and the chemistry between Jeff Bridges and Rachel Ward is evident.
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