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Absolute Power (1997)

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Reviews Counted:39

Fresh:18

Rotten:21

Average Rating:5.6/10

Runtime: 2 hrs 1 min

Genre: Dramas

Synopsis: In this slick political thriller, an emotionally disconnected, aesthetically refined master thief is out for one final score before retiring to his treasure-lined hideaway. But during a robbery at... In this slick political thriller, an emotionally disconnected, aesthetically refined master thief is out for one final score before retiring to his treasure-lined hideaway. But during a robbery at a mansion near Washington, he witnesses a bizarre sex murder involving the President of the United States. As the president's slimy handlers frantically cover the crime up, the career criminal--and only outside witness--becomes the Secret Service's prime target. His relationship with his estranged daughter hangs in the balance. Adapted from the best-selling novel by David Baldacci. [More]

Starring: Clint Eastwood, Gene Hackman, Ed Harris, Scott Glenn

Starring: Clint Eastwood, Gene Hackman, Ed Harris, Scott Glenn, Judy Davis, E.G. Marshall, Dennis Haysbert, Laura Linney, Melora Hardin

Director: Clint Eastwood

Director: Clint Eastwood
Screenwriter: William Goldman
Story: David Baldacci
Composer: Clint Eastwood, Lennie Niehaus
Producer: Karen S. Spiegal, Clint Eastwood

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Reviews for Absolute Power

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Full Review Source: Empire Magazine | comment Comment
10/18/08
Angie Errigo
Angie Errigo
Empire Magazine
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Not one of Clint's best, but still better-than-average entertainment.

Full Review Source: Channel 4 Film | comment Comment
08/22/08
Channel 4 Film
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Doesn't rank with Eastwood's best work as actor/director, but it's nevertheless solidly enjoyable.

Full Review Source: Time Out | comment Comment
06/24/06
Geoff Andrew
Geoff Andrew
Time Out
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Eastwood films with his usual effortless pace, generating suspense practically out of thin air.

Full Review Source: Combustible Celluloid | comment Comment
05/29/09
Jeffrey M. Anderson
Jeffrey M. Anderson
Combustible Celluloid
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10/18/08
Gemma Files
Gemma Files
eye WEEKLY

The plot is a doomsday version of Bill Clinton's Paula Jones problem, but the theme is impending mortality--settling scores before time's up.

Full Review Source: TIME Magazine | comment Comment
08/22/08
Richard Corliss
Richard Corliss
TIME Magazine
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One begins to long for a good explosion.

Full Review Source: TV Guide's Movie Guide | comment Comment
08/22/08
Maitland McDonagh
Maitland McDonagh
TV Guide's Movie Guide

Contrived and dawdling.

Full Review Source: eFilmCritic.com | comment Comment
07/23/07
Rob Gonsalves
Rob Gonsalves
eFilmCritic.com

A pretty decent suspense movie, until its last half hour or so, which ends on a flaccid note and doesn't generate the needed resolution for the solid build-up that came before.

Full Review Source: JoBlo's Movie Emporium | comment Comment
12/06/05
JoBlo
JoBlo
JoBlo's Movie Emporium

For all the suspense the film does generate, the fairly flat climax is a disappointing payoff.

Full Review Source: TheMovieReport.com | comment Comment
09/17/05
Michael Dequina
Michael Dequina
TheMovieReport.com

Dunderheaded fantasy about noble thieves and corrupt commander-in-chiefs.

Full Review Source: Lessons of Darkness | comment Comment
05/03/05
Nick Schager
Nick Schager
Lessons of Darkness

Good actors elevate this disappointing and lame effort by a respected filmmaker.

Full Review Source: Reeling Reviews | comment Comment
04/09/05
Robin Clifford
Robin Clifford
Reeling Reviews

...suffers from the same pathology as Bridges of Madison County; a weakness of source material.

Full Review Source: Arkansas Democrat-Gazette | comment Comment
12/31/04
Philip Martin
Philip Martin
Arkansas Democrat-Gazette

No review available.

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02/24/04
Linda Cook
Linda Cook
Quad City Times (Davenport, IA)

The plot and its resolution requires simply too much disbelief to be suspended by the audience...

Full Review Source: rec.arts.movies.reviews | comment Comment
08/29/03
Dragan Antulov
Dragan Antulov
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No review available.

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06/06/03
Walter Chaw
Walter Chaw
Film Freak Central

Mr. Hackman languishes in the smallish role of a White House buffoon, with Judy Davis equally cartoonish as his witchy chief of staff.

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05/20/03
Janet Maslin
Janet Maslin
New York Times
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You could waste your time in many worse ways than watching this ensemble of old pros shoot and scratch at each other.

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05/20/03
Leonard Schwarz
Leonard Schwarz
Palo Alto Weekly

The ending of the film is rather abrupt, but most of the time this film runs as slick as oil, thanks to impeccable production standards, a solid script and good performances...

Full Review Source: Laramie Movie Scope | comment Comment
03/16/03
Robert Roten
Robert Roten
Laramie Movie Scope

Eastwood labors in a role that calls for someone far less forceful, while Hackman is positively embarassing. These were the same guys who made Unforgiven?

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02/06/03
Rob Vaux
Rob Vaux
Flipside Movie Emporium
 
 
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