Rent Absolute Power
(1997)
The trailers on this website require Adobe Flash player 8.0 or
later.
To get the player click Get the Flash Player
from Adobe
website and restart your browser to watch this trailer!
He was where he shouldn't have been and saw what he shouldn't have seen.Now, who will believe the word of a career thief and ex-con?Who will trust Luther Whitney when he says he saw a woman killed--and that the man responsible for her death is the Presidentof the United States? Clint Eastwood portrays Whitney and directs this crisp, finely acted thriller based on David Baldacci's best-selling novel.A stellar cast which includes Gene Hackman and Ed Harris creates well-rounded characters that intensify a constantly spiraling game of cat and mouse between Whitney, local police and the highest levels of White House power.Eastwood is a master at steadily raising the stakes in thrillers.Here his mastery in absolute.
Recent Reviews of Absolute Power by our members
Absolute Power review by RP
Entertaining but flawed thriller
(0) of (0) members found this review helpful.
Clint Eastwood plays Clint Eastwood as an old and wily jewel thief who witnesses a philandering US President attempting rough sex with a woman who is then killed by Secret Service bodyguards. After a tense start, the film then rambles a little as suspicion for the woman's death falls on Clint who proceeds to evade detection by his mastery of disguise.
It's an entertaining but flawed thriller – the story is more than a little silly and many scenes are unrealistic (eg Clint gets away from Secret Service men at night when they're 30 years younger and fitter and he's wearing a heavy rucksack and they have night vision goggles) and his 'master of disguise' technique consists of wearing an old coat and a hat. Despite the flaws, Mr Eastwood directed yet another effective thriller. I enjoyed it and rate it 3/5 stars.
|
|
|
To rent Absolute Power just join the Cinema Paradiso DVD rental service today and get a free DVD rental trial.
Sign up today!More like Absolute Power
Rated: 3.3 stars out of 5 from 58 ratings
Actors:
Directors:
Writers:
Genres:
Audio / Language:
Subtitles:
Countries:
BFI Classification:
Suitable only for persons of 15 years and over
| Release Date: | 03/04/2000 |
| Production Year: | 1997 |
| Run Time: | 116 minutes |
| Aspect Ratio: | Widescreen 2.35:1 |
| Format: | Pal |
| Colour: | Colour |
Special Features:
- Interactive Menu
- Scene Access
