Matcollis This Movie Can Only Be Described With One Word.

Cleveronix A different way of telling a story

Sammy-Jo Cervantes There are moments that feel comical, some horrific, and some downright inspiring but the tonal shifts hardly matter as the end results come to a film that's perfect for this time.

Hattie I didn’t really have many expectations going into the movie (good or bad), but I actually really enjoyed it. I really liked the characters and the banter between them.

adonis98-743-186503 A gangster hires an ex-football player to find his girlfriend. When he finds her, they fall in love, and the twists start to appear. I saw "Against All Odds" last night on TV and i gotta say this movie was actually pretty damn good and i did bought on the whole love story between Jeff Bridges and Rachel Ward plus the movie had a really good story with the whole Club, Dirty Money and Gangster thing and James Woods did a pretty good job as the villain. The film also had a good soundtrack with some creepy 80's music in the background mostly during the scenes in the Office and even the end credits song AGAINST ALL ODDS (TAKE A LOOK AT ME NOW) which was Written and Performed by Phil Collins. Overall this isn't one of Bridges best films or even the highlight of his career but it's still a fun and enjoyable 80's movie!!

SeamusMacDuff This movie is well known primarily for the accompanying Phil Collins song. The bad news is that you'll have to sit through this lumpy mess to hear it play over the closing credits.Bridges plays a football player who gets cut two games into the season despite catching the winning TD pass and to all reports playing well. It's some kind of cost-cutting move, one that his sleazy agent (who now also represents the teams slimy owner) goes along with. So Bridges' sleazy gambler/clubowner/gangster buddy Woods decides to hire Bridges (for whom playing with some other team isn't even considered) to track down his ex-girlfriend who happens to be the owner's daughter. Despite no apparent PI skills, Bridges flies to Cozumel and by wandering around with a snapshot quickly locates her. She's pretty much a beyotch (would have to have something wrong to have been Woods' moll), but since the film needs to move along these two good looking people soon "fall in love". The rest of the film consists of various twists and turns involving point-shaving and blackmail so that the owner can develop some prime LA property. Multiple actions along the way are head-scratchers and the climactic confrontation at the development site is a big let-down.Bridges and Ward look good (her upsweep hairdo notwithstanding), but they have little chemistry. For an 80s film, her role required more skin than she showed and her acting is wan. Woods does show why he became a sleaze archetype. A couple scenes are so stupid as to undercut the entire film, including the secretary trying to get the "treasure chest" in front of a leering Doberman (who were big in film at the time). There is an excellent car race scene though.The biggest WTH moment though is when Bridges and Ward are copulating in a Mayan temple in the middle of freaking nowhere when Alex Karras - Bridges' old coach - walks in on them.Get the song on iTunes but miss this film.

namashi_1 A remake of Out of the Past, 'Against All Odds' is A Passable Noir-Thriller, that isn't power-packed nor is it weak. Its thoroughly watchable, but never gripping enough to leave you awe-inspired. 'Against All Odds' Synopsis: A gangster hires an ex-football player to find his girlfriend. When he finds her, they fall in love, and the twists start to appear.'Against All Odds' has an interesting premise, but it never pushes the limits. Its a so-so Noir-Thriller, that does have some terrific moments, but it isn't entirely wholesome. The twists & turns in the narrative do hold an appeal, but they could've been sharper nonetheless.Eric Hughes's Screenplay is passable, but it needed a much stronger punch. Taylor Hackford's Direction is classy. Cinematography & Editing are okay. Larry Carlton's Score is beautiful.Performance-Wise: Jeff Bridges delivers a credible performance, as always. He enacts the protagonist torn between love & conspiracy, with conviction. Rachel Ward is effortlessly seductive, but also heartfelt. James Woods does well as the villain. The Late/Great Jane Greer leaves a mark. On the whole, 'Against All Odds' can be watched once.

SnoopyStyle Former football player Terry Brogan (Jeff Bridges) is searching for Jessie Wyler (Rachel Ward) in Cozumel, Mexico for a shady acquaintance Jake Wise (James Woods). She's the daughter of the owner of Terry's former pro team. Jake claims that she came at him with a knife and stole $50k. Terry is broke and desperate to get back on the team. He contacts Jessie's mother (Jane Greer) but all she offers is more money than Jake to find Jessie. Jessie doesn't want to be found by either Jake or her mother but she falls for Terry.The movie is bogged down by a lot of unnecessary plot. I don't understand why cutting him from the team is so complicated. It should be a lot simpler. There are real estate deals and politics. Some effort should be expended to simplify a lot of this. Everything is artificially elevated. Terry and Jake are racing their fast cars and I don't care. Nobody is going to die and there's no prize to win. That scene could have been cut down to achieve the same point. It takes 35 minutes to get to Rachel Ward and it takes even longer for them to develop the required chemistry. It's a lot fake overwrought romanticism in the breezy Caribean. At least the movie locations provides a terrific backdrop for the iconic Genesis song. Then the movie devolves into a convoluted mess.