Absolute Power

Absolute Power

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Absolute Power

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

Director Clint Eastwood's 1997 box-office hit stars himself as Luther Whitney, a highly skilled thief who finds himself in the wrong place at the wrong time, witnessing the murder of a woman involved ...( read more  read more... )in a secret tryst with the U.S. president (played by Gene Hackman). Determined to clear his name, Whitney cleverly eludes a tenacious detective (Ed Harris) while investigating a corruption of power reaching to the highest level of government. Adapted by veteran screenwriter William Goldman from David Baldacci's novel, this thriller balances expert suspense with well-drawn characters and an intelligent plot that's just a pounding heartbeat away from real White House headlines. Absolute Power features the great Judy Davis in a memorable supporting role as the White House chief of staff who desperately attempts to cover up the crime. --Jeff Shannon

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  • November 22, 2009
    the first 30 minutes were absolutely brilliant, but the rest of the film went down hill fairly quickly. there were huge holes in the film that were just too much to recover from, but the film was entertaining.
  • May 15, 2008
    A bit of a hit and miss type film. A pretty slow start, but the general story was fairly good, yet it all seemed a little dragged out.
  • April 20, 2008
    This is the kind of cast that makes you say "Son of a bitch, this is a great cast!". Clint Eastwood is excellent as a career criminal that sees a lady murdered by the Secret Service while messing around with the President. All involved put in top-notch performances with a very un...( read more)ique story idea.
  • March 18, 2008
    Clint is a highly skilled thief who witnesses a murder while on a job.
  • March 3, 2008
    Clint Eastwood showing his real self with a voyeur fetish.
  • November 28, 2009
    really awesome movie by the Fabulous Eastwood !!
    it really awesome how things go around in this , i liked it a looooooot :D
  • November 21, 2009
    I really enjoyed the movie but it seemed more low key than it should have been. We were dealing with massively important people and a situation that is pretty huge but the movie goes the quiet route and the whole thing feels small. I liked all the people involved and they all d...( read more)id good jobs but it seemed like there should have been a little more to it. The ending fell a little flat as well but not enough to kill the enjoyment of what came before.
  • November 16, 2009
    Kind of a snore. OK vendeta flic but lacks a factor of separation form other Eastwood flics
  • October 14, 2009
    Competent, entertaining movie... I'm not sure if I quite bought the Ed Harris-Laura Linney romance though.
  • October 12, 2009
    Clint criticando o poder absoluto de certos personagens políticos.

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