Synopsis
She was a beautiful fugitive. Fleeing from corruption. From power. He was a professional athlete past his prime. Hired to find her, he grew to love her. Love turned to obsession. Obsession turned to murder. And now the price of freedom might be nothing less than their lives.
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Cast
- Jeff BridgesTerry Brogan
- Rachel WardJessie Wyler
- James WoodsJake Wise
- Alex KarrasHank Sully
- Jane GreerMrs. Wyler
- Richard WidmarkBen Caxton
- Dorian HarewoodTommy
- Swoosie KurtzEdie
- Saul RubinekSteve Kirsch
- Pat CorleyEd Phillips
Recommendations
- 80
The New York Times
Against All Odds is so lively and enjoyable on its own terms that its genre problems, while real, are easily overlooked. Mr. Hackford's brand of glossy, romantic escapism doesn't have to work as an homage. It has a vitality of its own. - 75
Chicago Sun-Times
There is a lot of plot in this movie - probably too much. The best thing to do is to accept the plot, and then disregard it, and pay attention to the scenes of passion. They really work. - 70
Variety
If not for a somewhat murky and misanthropic ending, Against All Odds would stand as a well-engineered second-try at 1947's "Out of the Past." - 50
Boston Globe
It begins promisingly.... But the film has no center, succumbs to drift, and gets away from Hackford. [03 Mar 1984] - 40
Empire
This is about as noir as Pete’s Dragon, best to accept its superficiality as a boon - Hackford, at least, gives it a slick exterior - and enjoy it is a vacuous thriller and extended Phil Collins video. - 40
Wall Street Journal
The story wanders unconvincingly and tediously into corporate law offices and big, splashy nightclubs. Still, Mr. Hackford has the documentary maker's eye for realistic detail, so it all looks right. [01 Mar 1984] - 30
Chicago Reader
Little remains of the original but its weakest element - its overelaborate intrigue - and Hackford seems only to scramble it further. - 25
TV Guide Magazine
Not even a bravura performance from Woods, some steamy love scenes between Bridges and Ward, and a thrilling daylight car chase down Sunset Boulevard can pull this confusing remake out of the doldrums.
