Absolute Power Reviews and Ratings



  • October 10, 2008
    A great film about the shitty politics that goes on in this world
  • August 28, 2008
    the film was more than great
  • August 27, 2008
    Need to watch if you have not.
  • August 9, 2008
    Absolute Masterpiece Superb Cast Crew Great Novel A Must See
  • August 1, 2008
    Need to watch it once more to rate it
  • July 30, 2008
    wonderful movie ''clint is so smart''
  • July 21, 2008
    Great start to the movie and it continued being action packed and suspenseful. Really liked it.
  • July 10, 2008
    Review will be written when/if re-watched (Probability: Zero).

    First viewing: 18.06.1999
  • June 25, 2008
    Another solid feature from my idol. great cast including Aussie Judy Davis.
  • June 15, 2008
    I was working in a movie theater when this came out and the employees got a free screening of this one night. I'm so glad I didn't pay for it. It's that boring.
  • June 7, 2008
    'Absolute Power' is the kind of thriller that attempts to explore character relationships yet still provide enough thrills to satisfy an adrenaline-hungry audience; one that includes a potentially smart storyline and interesting characters that work around the plot, rather than a...( read more)gainst it. Unfortunately, this technique hasn't worked as well here as the film thinks it has. The plot is supposed to concern a thief who witnesses the president commit a horrific crime, and how he must find a way to convince others of the truth. Eastwood's mistake is that he becomes so intently focused on the thief's father-daughter relationship he forgets about unwinding the plot; the tension is effectively built, and we desire an enthralling outcome, but it never materialises. Instead a hushed, talky resolution takes it place, and the mid-section of the film seems to forget the whole thing. Dialogue is strangely convoluted too; take for instance "That thief witnessed a murder!" - yes, we know. Later: "Just another open and shut case"...ah, but we know better! Dramatic irony, and all that. Eastwood uses it again and again; "It's not as though he has any evidence" is a line designed so we can shout at the screen "but he does, he does!!!". For a director of Eastwood's calibre, this seems strangely amateur. Several scenes are repetitive and monotonous too, as though no-one could think of anything better to take up time with, and I struggled to believe the president of the most powerful country in the world would have such inept, 'looney-tunes' style bodyguards. The film boasts a great cast and, despite being over-long and lacking in any subtelty, works as an intriguing political thriller. But with such a masterful director, and what can easily be a taut, refreshing plot, it's just not half as intriguing as it ought to be.
  • June 3, 2008
    Eastwood is pretty awesome. Hackman and Harris are great as well. Kind of a "What If" movie.
  • May 21, 2008
    I loved it, Clint is awesome
  • May 18, 2008
    not a bad film at all and quite believable good performances from both hackman and eastwood
  • 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.
  • May 12, 2008
    This movie bored me.
  • May 2, 2008
    Eastwood plays Luther Witney, an art thief who witnesses the U.S. President murder a woman in his own bedroom.

    Will the Police and the public believe Witney?
  • 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 17, 2008
    i wasn't particularly inpressed with this film.
  • March 3, 2008
    Clint Eastwood showing his real self with a voyeur fetish.
  • March 2, 2008
    Probably one of the best beginnings of an Eastwood film
  • March 1, 2008
    im a big Clint Eastwood fan...i like most of his work...this one was a bit slow..but still a good movie
  • February 7, 2008
    Sounds like a good one!
  • February 3, 2008
    Want to see at some point in the future...

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  • December 5, 2007
    This movie blew me away. What a script and what a cast.
  • December 5, 2007
    Very good movie. Intriguing and full of suspense. I have seen this movie twice but didn't remember much of it to be honest. This time around I found it very good, enjoyed it alot and couldn't wait to see what happened in the end. Thoroughly recommend this movie.
  • November 18, 2007
    Both cast and Directos (self Clint) deserves a "very good". I like the role Clint acted, was not the a hero but not "super heroe" and also liked the argument (very good for my movie tastes). Liked also the final, this is importan to me...
  • November 15, 2007
    I remember seeing this once. I'm not a big fan of eastwood since he seems to have the same expression 24/7 but the movie was very average. His acting didnt sway anything.
  • October 11, 2007
    Just Amazing Everybody in this movie really did a great job. Clint Eastwood, Gene Hackman, Laura Linney. Great proformances
  • September 3, 2007
    Very good and interesting.
  • September 1, 2007
    This is typical of later Eastwood: solid, interesting but not at all spectacular. Hackman's penchant for playing bad authority men reaches its climax in this Eastwood potboiler: he actually plays the president. It's a by the numbers thriller, to be sure; but, of course, it has ...( read more)that inexplicable Eastwood gleam.
  • August 31, 2007
    Another great one from Clint!
  • August 18, 2007
    Enjoyable thriller about political corruption - wouldn't want to watch it over and over.
  • August 6, 2007
    very very good movie, great concept and amazing action by clint once again
  • July 30, 2007
    a great mysterious movies.. about seraching for love and justice, and about finding your loved onees back into it's place again where they belong to be...Clint Eastwood or Luther made such a wonderful impression to his role as a painter/thief
  • July 21, 2007
    A tense thriller. Nothing more, nothing less.
  • July 19, 2007
    One of my favourite Clint Eastwood movies.
  • July 14, 2007
    Faintly ridiculous thriller saved from total mediocrity by a strong cast.
  • July 8, 2007
    Fabulous Clint Eastwood movie. Shows he can really act.
  • July 6, 2007
    Two words 4 you

    CLINT EASTWOOD
  • July 3, 2007
    just what power can do, great performance

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