ReaderKenka Let's be realistic.

Acensbart Excellent but underrated film

Twilightfa Watch something else. There are very few redeeming qualities to this film.

Janae Milner Easily the biggest piece of Right wing non sense propaganda I ever saw.

JohnHowardReid SYNOPSIS: Ex-football player takes a job to hunt down the ex-girl friend of a shady acquaintance. She's hiding somewhere in Mexico. NOTES: Phil Collins was nominated for his title song for both a Golden Globe and Hollywood's most prestigious award.COMMENT: Although the screen credits imply otherwise, Daniel Mainwaring (pronounced "Mannering") had no input into this considerably augmented yet at the same time watered down remake of his Build My Gallows High (novel)/Out of the Past (screenplay), both of which he wrote under the pseudonym, "Geoffrey Homes". True, the new script mirrors the original closely at times, but there are wide divergences at others. Even more annoying, Hughes has added a number of extra scenes which do nothing to advance the plot but tend to dissipate atmosphere and tension. One often has the feeling that the producers' aim was to provide employment for as wide a number of their actor and professional friends as possible. Admittedly, this does result in some agreeable casting. It's always a pleasure to see Richard Widmark snarling away, and a real treat to find Jane Greer, the star of Out of the Past, here cast as her original character's mother! However, when all's said and done, this movie runs a wearying 128 minutes. The original, on the other hand, told us basically the same story in a far more terse and involving 98 minutes!

Mr-Fusion Whenever I think about "Against All Odds", it's that final shot of Rachel Ward as the credits roll that springs to mind. It's a great image, and one that really captures the sad undercurrent running through the whole movie. I haven't seen the original "Out of the Past", but from what I've read about it, "Odds" seems less a remake and more its own thing: a romantic love triangle very much of the '80s and sold on the chemistry between its leads. Between the exotic Cozumel beaches and nighttime L.A. streets, it's a sort of sunshine noir with sports politics and real estate maneuvering thrown in. There's a lot of plot going on here (probably overstuffed), but there's also a very nice sports car chase down Sunset Blvd, the always magnetic James Woods and the smoldering heat between Ward and Jeff Bridges that keeps things focused. 7/10

AaronCapenBanner Taylor Hackford directed this surprisingly strong remake of "Out Of The Past" which stars Jeff Bridges as former NFL football player Terry Brogan, who has just been cut from his team, and is desperately in need of money, so reluctantly takes a job from his shady friend Jake Wise(played by James Woods) to locate his missing girlfriend Jessie Wyler(played by Rachel Ward). He does find her in Mexico, but they both fall madly in love, which makes her subsequent return home to Jake all the more bizarre to Terry, who isn't so willing to give up on her. Jessie's mother(played by Jane Greer) is a powerful real-estate developer who objects strongly to the romance, and her chief representative(played by Richard Widmark) tries to scare him off, though he is unsuccessful, leading to a most dramatic and romantic end... Fine cast and direction, with compelling story and a truly haunting title song by Phil Collins make this a winner. Ending is truly bittersweet, yet there remains hope, and contains a classic closing scene...Not to be missed.

mbat19 Jeff Bridges plays an aging down on his luck footballer who is cut. Looking for work and money, he helps a friend in a shady proposition: tail his girlfriend. He follows her down to Mexico and finds her and of course falls for her. Her motives though are questionable and she heads back to LA and her boyfriend. Bridges follows her and tries to find answers and ends up in a bunch of danger.Best known for the title song by Phil Collins, the film has some good points going for it : Jeff Bridges and James Woods do good jobs acting and Rachel Ward is definitely simmering in this movie. The car chase scene is a classic but overall thats about it. The rest is your standard noir film without much more to recommend it