Review of Absolute Power (1997) by John D — 29 Aug 2007

Eastwood is the master of the thriller genre and this movie proves it.

This review of Absolute Power (1997) was written by John D on 29 Aug 2007.

Absolute Power has generally received mixed reviews.

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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 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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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 Movieguys (703) 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 André D (1,970) on 04 Apr 2014

Director Eastwood seems to have a knack for choosing well-scripted subject matter that grabs your interest and runs with it…

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By Derek D (547) on 26 Aug 2012

This is the kind of cast that makes you say Son of a bitch, this is a great cast…

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By Tom E (317) on 29 Jul 2013

Not that good. Formulaic plot, slow pace, with so/so performances. Murder at 1600 almost same movie, but more entertaining…

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By Russ B (1,141) on 02 May 2015

Paint by numbers thriller that has some iconic actors doing very little....but it's still got Eastwood…

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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 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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