Absolute Power

  • 1997


MOVIE IS ludicrous absolute entertaining predictable degrading
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45 % Rotten
$ 50 Million
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Positive Reviews 14
Negative reviews 1
Average Rating 3.7/5
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4.4
What we have here is a setup that could be developed in a lot of ways. Rogerebert
3.0
But overall, I was pretty much into this little suspense thriller for the most part, and it certainly came through as a weeknight rental, so I would s .. JoBlo
2.2
The script calls for no bold statements about the politics of the White House, which makes the film rather weak in purpose. Sover
3.1
The plot turns are no more ludicrous than those of the average political thriller, but the slow pace makes their preposterousness all the more obvious .. Tv Guide
3.5
Eastwood films with his usual effortless pace, generating suspense practically out of thin air. Combust Ible Celluloid
3.0
It should be noted that Eastwood also directed and produced this film, in addition to being the star of it. Lariat
2.5
But theres something garish and degrading about a thriller thats this lip smackingly eager to transmute sleaze into murder.Nothing that happens in Abs .. Ew
5.0
The premise of the Clint Eastwood picture Absolute Power, now out on video, probably would have been enough to make a decent movie.But nobody coasts o .. Sf Gate
3.8
What purpose could keeping it possibly have served other than the plot churning device of giving Luther something to hold over the heads of the cover .. Sf Gate
3.1
Say what you will about Lynchs last film, 1992s much maligned Twin Peaks Fire Walk with Me, but at least that film, its many baffling Lynchian touches .. Mr Brown Movies
2.8
Good actors elevate this disappointing and lame effort by a respected filmmaker. Reeling Reviews
4.5
This is just a better makeup job on the same misogynist theme: live woman = nothing; dead woman = power. Flickfilosopher
3.8
Its entertaining for the most part, sporadically clever, and occasionally gripping, but thoughtful viewers will easily recognize a number of sizable p .. ReelViews
3.8
Blah blah blah.The movie ended abruptly and left some loose ends. Movie Habit
2.5
Its just impossible to get into this premise, especially since it is supported with a stupefying lack of logic. Deseret News
4.0
The message is simple and predictable enough: absolute power corrupts absolutely. Urban Cine File
5.0
Eastwood is at his effortless, slyboots best: he deftly cranks up the suspense at the beginning, but by the end hes cruising along so briskly that he .. News Week
2.5
Eastwood films this tantalizingly taut set up with unfussy precision, but his film has absolutely no clue how to capitalize on its sterling opening. Nicks Chager



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