Eastwood films with his usual effortless pace, generating suspense practically out of thin air.
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05/29/09
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... [More]
Starring: Clint Eastwood, Gene Hackman, Ed Harris, Scott Glenn
Director: Clint Eastwood
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10/18/08
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10/18/08
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.
08/22/08
Top CriticOne begins to long for a good explosion.
08/22/08
Not one of Clint's best, but still better-than-average entertainment.
08/22/08
Contrived and dawdling.
07/23/07
Doesn't rank with Eastwood's best work as actor/director, but it's nevertheless solidly enjoyable.
06/24/06
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.
12/06/05
For all the suspense the film does generate, the fairly flat climax is a disappointing payoff.
09/17/05
Dunderheaded fantasy about noble thieves and corrupt commander-in-chiefs.
05/03/05
Good actors elevate this disappointing and lame effort by a respected filmmaker.
04/09/05
...suffers from the same pathology as Bridges of Madison County; a weakness of source material.
12/31/04
No review available.
02/24/04
The plot and its resolution requires simply too much disbelief to be suspended by the audience...
08/29/03
No review available.
06/06/03
Mr. Hackman languishes in the smallish role of a White House buffoon, with Judy Davis equally cartoonish as his witchy chief of staff.
05/20/03
Top CriticYou could waste your time in many worse ways than watching this ensemble of old pros shoot and scratch at each other.
05/20/03
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...
03/16/03
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?
02/06/03
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