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Dark passions explode in this steamy, sinister love story starring Rachel Ward and Jeff Bridges. Terry Brogan (Bridges), a cynical ex-football star, is hired to find Jessie Wyler (Ward), the runaway mistress of a ruthless L.A. nightclub owner, Jake Wise (James Woods). According to Jake, Jessie had stabbed him and vanished with $50,000. But Terry's mission is soon forgotten when he tracks down and falls in love with the beautiful Jessie on a Mexican island. Trouble brews, however, when Jake dispatches his henchman, Hank Sully (Alex Karras), to bring the lovers back. Driven by passion for the mysterious young woman, Terry quickly finds himself trapped in a complex web of corruption, betrayal,and murder. Packed with riveting excitement and vivid sensuality, AGAINST ALL ODDS grabs you and never lets you go.
Is Discontinued By Manufacturer : No
MPAA rating : R (Restricted)
Product Dimensions : 0.7 x 7.5 x 5.4 inches; 2.08 ounces
Item model number : Relay time: 210min
Director : Taylor Hackford
Media Format : NTSC, DTS Surround Sound, Multiple Formats, AC-3, Blu-ray, Widescreen, Subtitled, Dolby
Run time : 3 hours and 30 minutes
Release date : March 29, 2011
Actors : Rachel Ward, Jeff Bridges, James Woods, Alex Karras, Jane Greer
Subtitles: : English, Spanish
Producers : Taylor Hackford, Bill Borden, Jerry Bick, William S. Gilmore
Studio : Image Entertainment
ASIN : B004F4HWMQ
Number of discs : 1
Reviewer: Joanna
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title: Against Some Odds?
Review: TO SET THE SCENE:In 1984, my future (and current) wife and I decided (on a whim) to drop out of College and move to Los Angeles. A crazy move in hindsight because we were both employed, had scholarships and our future truly seemed...well...boring.Let's face it, to 2 small town Pennsylvania kids, the allure of 1980's LA compared to Nowheresville, USA didn't even deserve a conversation. We saw our chance and took it.Within a week of arrival we had jobs, an apartment, a used Ford Pinto and $3,500 in savings.Against All Odds had been out in Theaters for months but we managed to find a theatre where it was still showing. It didn't rock our worlds, but we both thought it had the elements of a memorable film. Great song, lush exotic locations, old familiar actors as well the newest hotness, a jumbled yet glorious mess of a plot that managed to work itself out in the end, and of course the famous car racing scene featuring the Porsche 911 - a car which at the time seemed to be quite literally everywhere in LA.Looking back, It's a surreal experience to view a young Jeff Bridges, James Woods and Rachel Ward who were considerably older than my wife and I at the time, and realize that their characters in this Movie could quite literally be our grandchildren. But Damn they sure looked good, didn't they?To sum up, I'd say that the movie still holds up pretty well with the exception of the synth soundtrack which might seem a bit dated to some, but I find that it actually plays to its' strength.And finally, the Elephant in the Room, the Monkey on this movie's back, the proverbial shell on the Tortoise' back - what's with the freakin' title?If it was so against the odds for Jeff Bridges and Rachel Weiss to be together, why didn't simply they defy the odds and stay together?Did their love/lust last only until it was no longer convenient, and shouldn't we therefore call it 'Against Some Odds'? You might think so, but nope - it looks like Hollywood got this one right. Even to a hopeless romantic like myself, I must admit that the ending actually makes it a better movie.
Reviewer: terri L. coakley
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title: Double pack
Review: Love both of these movies from back when they were popular. Nice to have both together.
Reviewer: MARILYN S BOYER
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title: Against all odds, an older movie but one with twists and romance
Review: Against all odds was a very good movie for it's day and still applies, a young Bridges as an injured football player but team owners don't want to pay him to not play. Finally he gets suspended and James woods a kind of shady but wealthy lounge owner on the beach pays him to find his missing girlfriend who happens o be the daughter of the team adult daughter who ran from her Mother and Woods who she was seeing but didn't love. Bridges finds her through a tip her Moher gave him upon finding out "Jake" hired him. They find themselves attracted and fall in love and stay hidden until his old coach was sent to bring them back, It's a good script and well played by all, when they get back they're separated for good as her step Father whom she depended on and counted on gives her an ultimatum. The movie touched me and I cried for the separated lovers as it left them bereft, especially with the theme song that was so popular at the time. Now that laptops don't come with DVD player anymore I've purchased many of my favorite to watch via Amazon, I also buy books to read in the cloud so I can read the print better, I have a few thousand ebooks and a ton of DVD's most still in boxes from last move along with my books.
Reviewer: Mandie
Rating: 4.0 out of 5 stars
Title: Great Ride
Review: I read the reviews like everyone else before buying this movie, and I have to disagree with some of them. Although this movie does make you wonder where all of it went wrong in the first place, I had fun watching it. It was an interesting maze, filled with dark secrets. Anyone who likes finding the dirt on other people (in movies, if not in reality) would find this movie very appealing. It's like every character in this movie has some kind of dirt on them (Don't we all?).With every twist, my mouth dropped and I was like "Oh no, he/she didn't!" It's true that you can kind of see where the twist is coming and how it will come up but by the time you can get over it, the plot has continued without you, but eventually one catches up.To be fairly honest, I only watched this because of James Woods, being a girl fanatic about him. On his part, he had some amazing acting, and this goes right along with his trademark of portraying dark, intense characters. Though he wasn't as intense as I would have expected him to be, he still gave that stunning performace, creating a certain creepiness out of Jake, that makes the audience know he's not playing games with anyone.My only complaint that keeps this movie from being five stars is that I felt there were too many love scenes between Jeff Bridge's character and his co-actress. Though the two made some great chemistry, I thought there were one too many love scenes.The scenery is very breath-taking, making shots of the Mayan Ruins where not a lot of movies have been able to take place. I am a bit of a history buff so when the two stars talk about how Mayans used to place bets on football, you get a little taste of a Roman game, in some ways. It's stunning and breath-taking, almost makes me want to go there and see it for myself.This movie was very good, despite some bad reviews. I'd say if there's a fan out there that likes Jeff Bridges or James Woods, they must watch this movie. Even if they don't watch it again, at least you can have it under the belt as one of the movies they've watched.I'm keeping this movie 🙂
Reviewer: Shirley M. Grundhoefer
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title: Movie--Against All Odds
Review: Great Movie--I had seen it when it came out & it came on TV--watched it again & realized I wanted to have it handy
Reviewer: De Oppresso Liber
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title: Best car chase, intense and romantic
Review: This movie has the best car cash I've ever seen in my life, even better than Bullet. It will keep you on the edge of your seat. In addition to that it's a great story with a full cast of great actors. The colors in this movies are incredible for it's time. Even the story is intense. This movie is something you'll be glad you watched. I think this is a movie is suited for both men and women, romantic and intense.
Reviewer: Terry Hoult
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title:
Review: Well packaged, on time, exactly as described. Perfect, exactly what I expected. Thank you.
Reviewer: PAROT
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
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Review: Bon thriller avec un bon casting d'acteurs.
Reviewer: Cliente Amazon
Rating: 1.0 out of 5 stars
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Reviewer: ãã
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
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Reviewer: Michael S.
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
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Review: Der Film besticht vor allem durch seine tollen Schauspieler wie Jeff Bridges, Rachel Ward und James Woods. James Woods spielt hier wieder mal den Bösewicht wie in "Es war einmal in Amerika". Jeff Bridges spielt überzeugend den gefeuerten Footballprofi, der eigentlich nur wieder spielen will aber unfreiwillig zum Spielball seines ehemaligen Freundes (James Woods) wird, der in mafiöser Manier die ganze Gegend kontrolliert. Rachel Ward passt für die Rolle der weggelaufenen Freundin von James Woods wie die Faust aufs Auge. Kaum ein Mann kann ihren Reizen widerstehen, schon gar nicht Jeff Bridges, der sie eigentlich nur suchen und James Woods zurückbringen soll, sich aber unsterblich in sie verliebt.