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I just watched this 80's classic again and boy does it bring back memories. While this is nowhere near Oscar worthy, it is what it is, an exciting, fun, beautifully filmed movie featuring an unforgettable couple with some of the hottest screen chemistry to come out of the 80's.
Against all Odds has a few major things in it's favor and one of them is the characters of Jessie and Terry played by Rachel Ward and Jeff Bridges respectively. Rachel's Jessie is such a complex bad/good girl and Jeff's Terry is so utterly pristine with a touch of bad boy, that the combination makes for a pretty well matched, sizzling couple with screen chemistry that is almost effortless. Likewise, from a cinematographic standpoint, the movie is beautifully filmed, the scenes with Jessie and Terry on the run in particular are magnificent and pure eighties. And the movie is great at building tension as well.
Against all odds isn't without flaws, there are times when one is tempted to channel surf. Frankly when Terry and Jessie aren't on screen together, the movie slows down noticeably. But for the most part, it's a mostly fun to watch picture. And as frequently mentioned already by others, the end shot is flawless.
I'd give this a solid 7.5. One very good thing about Against All Odds is it can be viewed more then once and still stay interesting. Most definitely recommended for those who have yet to check this one out.
I just watched this 80's classic again and boy does it bring back memories. While this is nowhere near Oscar worthy, it is what it is, an exciting, fun, beautifully filmed movie featuring an unforgettable couple with some of the hottest screen chemistry to come out of the 80's.
Against all Odds has a few major things in it's favor and one of them is the characters of Jessie and Terry played by Rachel Ward and Jeff Bridges respectively. Rachel's Jessie is such a complex bad/good girl and Jeff's Terry is so utterly pristine with a touch of bad boy, that the combination makes for a pretty well matched, sizzling couple with screen chemistry that is almost effortless. Likewise, from a cinematographic standpoint, the movie is beautifully filmed, the scenes with Jessie and Terry on the run in particular are magnificent and pure eighties. And the movie is great at building tension as well.
Against all odds isn't without flaws, there are times when one is tempted to channel surf. Frankly when Terry and Jessie aren't on screen together, the movie slows down noticeably. But for the most part, it's a mostly fun to watch picture. And as frequently mentioned already by others, the end shot is flawless.
I'd give this a solid 7.5. One very good thing about Against All Odds is it can be viewed more then once and still stay interesting. Most definitely recommended for those who have yet to check this one out.