Absolute Power (1997)
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Reviews Counted:39
Fresh:18
Rotten:21
Average Rating:5.6/10
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
Reviews for Absolute Power
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Dramatically and cinematically, the film is fabulous until the final third of its two hours, when everyone tries a tad too hard, from scriptwriter to director. Full Review |
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Eastwood films with his usual effortless pace, generating suspense practically out of thin air. Full Review |
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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. Full Review |
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 2.5/4 |
One begins to long for a good explosion. Full Review |
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3/5 |
Not one of Clint's best, but still better-than-average entertainment. Full Review |
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3/5 |
Contrived and dawdling. Full Review |
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Doesn't rank with Eastwood's best work as actor/director, but it's nevertheless solidly enjoyable. Full Review |
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6/10 |
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. Full Review |
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2.5/4 |
For all the suspense the film does generate, the fairly flat climax is a disappointing payoff. Full Review |
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C |
Dunderheaded fantasy about noble thieves and corrupt commander-in-chiefs. Full Review |
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C+ |
Good actors elevate this disappointing and lame effort by a respected filmmaker. Full Review |
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D |
...suffers from the same pathology as Bridges of Madison County; a weakness of source material. Full Review |
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4/5 |
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4/10 |
The plot and its resolution requires simply too much disbelief to be suspended by the audience... Full Review |
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2/5 |
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Mr. Hackman languishes in the smallish role of a White House buffoon, with Judy Davis equally cartoonish as his witchy chief of staff. Full Review |
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2.5/4 |
You could waste your time in many worse ways than watching this ensemble of old pros shoot and scratch at each other. Full Review |
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3/5 |
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... Full Review |
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