Against All Odds (1984)
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thick, incoherent plot trips up this steamy melodrama about a
fading football player (Jeff Bridges) sent to track down the
runaway mistress (Rachel Ward) of a small-time bookie and
nightclub owner (James Woods).
The story ranges from a torrid love affair in Mexico to
corruption, murder and double crosses in Los Angeles.
An exciting car chase on Sunset Boulevard brings the film to
its climax but fails to resolve the plot, and what worked well as
a modestly-produced 1940s film noir (Out of the Past), now
looks overblown.
Jane Greer features as Ward's Mother, Richard Widmark is
Greer's real-estate agent husband, and Alex Karras is a football
buddy of Bridges, sent to Mexico by Woods to see what is going on
between Bridges and Ward.
The film spawned a singles chart hit for Phil Collins with the
wistful opening theme, Take A Look At Me Now.
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