Solemplex To me, this movie is perfection.

Moustroll Good movie but grossly overrated

Voxitype Good films always raise compelling questions, whether the format is fiction or documentary fact.

BelSports This is a coming of age storyline that you've seen in one form or another for decades. It takes a truly unique voice to make yet another one worth watching.

Paul Kydd Available on Blu-ray Disc (Region B)USA 1996 English (Colour); Thriller/Drama (Castle Rock/Malpaso); 121 minutes (15 certificate)Crew includes: Clint Eastwood (Director); William Goldman (Screenwriter, adapting Novel by David Baldacci **** [8/10]); Clint Eastwood, Karen Spiegel (Producers); Tom Rooker (Executive Producer); Jack N. Green (Cinematographer); Henry Bumstead (Production Designer); Joel Cox (Editor); Lennie Niehaus (Composer)Cast includes: Clint Eastwood (Luther Whitney), Gene Hackman (President Alan Richmond), Ed Harris (Seth Frank), Laura Linney (Kate Whitney), Scott Glenn (Bill Burton), Dennis Haysbert (Tim Collin), Judy Davis (Gloria Russell), E.G. Marshall (Walter Sullivan)"Corrupts absolutely."Whilst robbing a philanthropic billionaire's mansion, an ageing career thief (Eastwood) secretly witnesses a drunken sexual assault, shooting and organised cover-up involving the US President (Hackman), and must subsequently evade capture by the police, assassination by the president's aides, and somehow prove his innocence having himself become the prime murder suspect.Goldman's unhurried, pared-down adaptation of Baldacci's engrossing bestseller neglects the novel's protagonist in favour of Eastwood's charismatic jewel thief, turning this cat-and-mouse political thriller into an engaging star vehicle for the film's producer/director.The first-rate supporting cast includes Harris as the empathetic cop on the case, Linney as Eastwood's estranged daughter, and Davis as Hackman's volatile chief of staff.Blu-ray Extras: None. ½ (1/10)

MartinHafer "Absolute Power" is an excellent movie to watch if you are looking for something undemanding and entertaining. The picture is made well and by the end, everything is wrapped up very nicely. If, on the other hand, you want a realistic film....well you might just wanna look further.Luther (Clint Eastwood) is a career super-thief...with amazing skills and daring as well as a man who's never been caught. However, when he breaks into a rich man's home and raids the guy's hidden vault, things go from fantastic to horrible in a matter of no time. The hidden room is chock full of money and jewels...and Luther is making a big haul. But in the midst of doing this, some folks arrive home unexpectedly. The wife did NOT go overseas with her husband and instead is having a clandestine rendezvous with another man...a violent man who soon begins slapping her around and verbally abusing her. Then, just as she breaks away from the beast and is about to stab him, shots ring out....Secret Servicemen dispatch the woman about to kill the President. Yes, the President of the US is a violent perv...and Luther saw the woman murdered before his very eyes. Fortunately no one saw him in the hidden room and Luther leaves...absconding with some of the evidence just in case he needs it.Now the idea of a President being a perverted, corrupt piece of crap isn't why I said that the film is unrealistic...I COULD buy that. But for Luther to fight the President AND Secret Service and do so well against them...well, that seems extremely unrealistic. Just turn off your brain as you watch...it IS a good film provided you stop your brain from thinking out the plot too much.

The Couchpotatoes I give this movie a seven star rating. And that's for me a movie that I enjoyed and might watch again in the future when I forgot about the story. Above 7 stars is a movie that I find very good to excellent. Under a 7 star it's a movie that I will never watch again. I thought Absolute Power was a nice entertaining movie. I first wanted to rate it an eight but there were a couple things that bugged me so I lowered it. I won't tell about it because I don't like spoilers. With actors like Clint Eastwood, Gene Hackman & Ed Harris you are almost certain that it will be a good movie and when the story is good like this one then it can't go wrong. Don't hesitate and watch it.

g-bodyl In all my years of watching movies, I have come to respect Clint Eastwood as a very good, prolific director. Undoubtedly, the 2000's were his best decade in directing films. But in 1997, he directed this film, Absolute Power. It's not his best film, but it's still very good. It does everything a good thriller would do since it's tight, taut, tense, and will keep you on your toes. The ending seemed a bit abrupt, but the bulk of the movie is fantastic.Eastwood's film is about a master thief named Luther who becomes a national target when he witnesses a grave crime involving the President of the United States. With all local and federal agencies on his tail, what will Luther do? I love how Eastwood is able to get the most out of his actors in all his films and he has such a good cast to work with here. Eastwood himself is a very good actor and he is very good. Gene Hackman is in a smaller role that accustomed, but still does a great job. Same can be said for Ed Harris as the suspecting cop and Judy Davis as the slimeball Chief-In-Staff.Overall, this is a great thriller and one that raises an interesting scenario of real-life possibilities. I also like how Eastwood adds to the story. Unlike most thrillers, this takes a little time to develop characters and a father-daughter relationship that is plausible. That perhaps makes this movie even better. I was sold by this movie because it's tense and very thrilling. I rate this film 9/10.