Jeff Bridges

Rachel Ward

James Woods

Alex Karras

Jane Greer

Richard Widmark

Dorian Harewood

Swoosie Kurtz

Saul Rubinek

Pat Corley

Bill McKinney

Allen Williams

Sam Scarber

Paul Valentine

Jonathan Terry

Taylor Hackford

Eric Hughes

Daniel Mainwaring

Dick Ziker

William Steinkamp

Richard Lawrence

Fredric Steinkamp

Dorothy J. Pearl

Gary Alexander

Jeff Wexler

Tom C. McCarthy

Garrett Lewis

Larry Stensvold

Michael Kaplan

Don S. Walden

Marina Pedraza

Nancy Klopper

Curt Sobel

Ronnie Rondell Jr.

Glenn R. Wilder

Charlie Picerni

Donald E. Thorin

Michel Colombier

Larry Carlton

Buddy Joe Hooker

Dan Perri

William S. Gilmore

Crime

Drama

Romance

Thriller

Against All Odds

Columbia Pictures

New Visions

Columbia-Delphi Productions

United States of America

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_**Yucatan bliss and Los Angeles thrills**_

An NFL player loses his place on the team in Los Angeles (Jeff Bridges) and is hired by a shady nightclub owner (James Woods) to find his lover who took his money and ran off to the Yucatan coast (Rachel Ward). Richard Widmark shows up as the arrogant owner of the team.

“Against All Odds” (1984) is part island adventure/romance and part big city crime thriller. Woods is great as the smirking antagonist while Bridges and Ward are in their physical prime. The Yucatan section is in ways similar to “The Deep” (1977) while the big city part is sorta akin to “Sharky’s Machine” (1981), but this is better than both. The relationships are convincing and the dialogue is snappy.
 
The Yucatan sequences are a highlight, especially the mind-blowing Mayan ruins, as is the inventive score that’s sometimes reminiscent of Pink Floyd meets “Apocalypse Now.” Ward never did anything for me, but she’s a’right, and there are several quality females in the periphery, including Swoosie Kurtz. Then there’s a quirky-but-entertaining performance by Kid Creole and the Coconuts.

This is basically a character study of the three principles. The plot is too busy, but I had no problem following it. The well-done ending with the Phil Collins’ song is notable.    

The film runs just over 2 hours and was shot in Los Angeles, California, including Manhattan Beach, as well as Yucatan, Mexico.

GRADE: B-/B

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