Against All Odds [Region 2]
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In Theaters : 02 March, 1984 |
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Against All Odds [Region 2] description
James Woods doesn't get to play many romantic leads--and he certainly doesn't get the girl in this handsome, if occasionally hollow, remake of Out of the Past. As the mover-and-shaker lover of Rachel Ward, he loses her--if only temporarily--to ex-football star Jeff Bridges. Woods captures the insecurity behind a man of power who understands that ... review details
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Against All Odds [Region 2] Customer Reviews
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Disappointing at best
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| I can't get over all the glowing reviews of this deeply flawed film I've read here! First off, let me say that Jeff Bridges is one of my absolute all-time favorite actors ("Big Liebowski" and "Fearless" by themselves would make up for a dozen "Against All Odds") but this movie is a serious train wreck! What a waste of good actors and beautiful locations. It is truly poignant to see the highlights of the Yucatan area circa 1983 before that wondrous part of the world became package tour Gringolandia and that alone is almost worth the two hours and two bucks but Good God does this movie nosedive into atrocious absurdity over the last hour or so! I think a couple of more rewrites might have done a world of good as none of the actors involved are bad (George Poppadopalous arguably notwithstanding), the locations are second to none, and the basic storyline had at least a marginal amount of promise. Whatever the case, I suppose that's neither here nor there because this movie turns into a semi-glossy Matlock crapfest once Jeff and Rachel finish steaming up the Mayan stonework. Que pena. The amazing footage of the pyramids and statues of Chichen Itza and the gorgeous turquoise waters of Cozumel and Tulum are definintely worth checking out though if you think you can stomach the ham handed TV movie way in which the last half of this film unfolds. |
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