Monday 25 July 2005

Against All Odds (1984)

I re-watched "Out of the Past" (see below) after viewing this film which is meant to be a loose remake, but while the plot is similar, this is far more bloated and unnecessarily longer.  Jeff Bridges takes the Mitchum role as successfully as he takes most and manages to emulate the latter's laid-back approach to life; the love interest here is Rachel Ward.  The big difference is that she does not incorporate Greer's amorality and the scene at the end implies that she and Bridges will live happily ever after.  The gimmick in the casting is that Jane Greer plays her mother, a character who has no part in the older film and who is not really necessary here..

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