Gegen jede Chance (1984)
28KGegen jede Chance: Directed by Taylor Hackford. With Rachel Ward, Jeff Bridges, James Woods, Alex Karras. A gangster hires an ex-football player to find his girlfriend. When he finds her, they fall in love, and the twists start to appear.
“Anyone who has ever read Daniel Mainwaringu0026#39;s 1947 novel u0026#39;Out of the Pastu0026#39; will quickly see the connection to Hollywoodu0026#39;s newest remake called u0026quot; Against All Odds.u0026quot; In the 47u0026#39; version it was Robert Mitchum against Kirk Douglas, the new release staru0026#39;s Jeff Bridges and James Woods. In the original Mainwaring story, the hero plays a detective, the second transforms him into a football player. Both are essentially hired to travel South, searching for a run-away girlfriend with stolen cash. Both find the girl and then the story becomes more convoluted than a Bavarian pretzel. The movie is fraught with twists and turns and once inside the story-line, it becomes difficult to follow who is doing what to whom. Following closely, the audience is privy to the hot-off-the-griddle love triangle between the principals. At the same time, we try as hard as we can to Follow the Money. Those who have it want more and those who ignore it, willingly trade it for personal interest. In the end, this is a particular film which warns audience members, donu0026#39;t take your eyes and ears off the screen or else youu0026#39;ll lose your place. Interesting novel, but loses something when transfered to the screen. Alex Karras, Sal Rubinek and the late great Richard Widmark, add to the re-make. But, personally, I like the original movie as the re-make will steam up your glasses. ****”
