Review of Absolute Power (1997) by Benjamin S — 15 May 2008

One of Eastwood's better latter day beach novel thrillers. B+.

This review of Absolute Power (1997) was written by Benjamin S on 15 May 2008.

Absolute Power has generally received mixed reviews.

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By Desson Thomson (1,673) for Washington Post (9,851) on 11 Jan 2018

Devolves into such utter ludicrousness, the best response (other than avoiding the thing in the first place) is to laugh…

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By Mark N (906) on 19 May 2012

Elegantly directed by Clint Eastwood, but the weakness is in the atrocious script, which lacks both believability and panache…

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By Adam S (1,940) on 28 Mar 2014

Eastwood stars and directs this movie. It is an interesting plot and while you know the truth will out, you do not know how…

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By Troy C (204) on 30 May 2012

Star studded and headlined/directed by Clint Eastwood this thriller can't quite live up to its top notch cast…

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By Broyax (884) on 14 Jan 2017

A intervalles réguliers, Papy Clint nous sort des comédies bien ridicules, souvent involontaires comme Firefox par exemple…

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By Mark T (909) on 05 Oct 2012

This film suffered dearly from a horribly long run-time…

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By Diana W (351) on 31 Oct 2017

A favourite for me, with Clint, Linney. Ed Harris, Hackman and Scott Glenn. Short & Sweet Mystery Thriller…

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By Matthew H (1,857) on 22 Mar 2014

Absolute Power is a marginal film, but only sporadically good. Certain scenes are riveting, while others fall flat…

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By Sharon G (71) on 27 Feb 2013

Loved the book. great cast. Clint Eastwood & Laura Linney are wonderful together…

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By Luke H (627) on 08 Jun 2013

A political thriller with some holes in the plot, nonetheless it's entertaining thanks to the talented cast…

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