Written by James M. Tate / 6/20/2011 / No comments / james woods , jeff bridges , neo noir , rachel ward , richard widmark , romance , suspense
AGAINST ALL ODDS

year: 1984
cast: Jeff Bridges, Rachel Ward, Jeff Bridges, Richard Widmark
rating: ***
A glossy, somewhat involving 1984 remake of the Film Noir classic OUT OF THE PAST is, other than the main plot, entirely different than its predecessor. And in three acts… like three movies in one… only two work successfully. Jeff Bridges is an injured pro football player who wants his job back, and, without a worthy gig and living a pointless, loveless existence, he takes shifty gambler James Wood’s job to find his missing girlfriend. This is the second act: Bridges seeking the mysterious, extremely gorgeous Rachel Ward in Mexico – and when he finds her, they quickly fall in love; after all, both are attractive, so why not? This is what the movie’s known for: the steamy jungle love scenes between the two stars.

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