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List Price: $12.98 | | Label: Warner Home Video
Salesrank: 1927
Released: July 8, 1997 |
| Our Price: $4.26 |
| Used Price: $1.66 |
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MPAA Rating: R (Restricted)
Media: DVD |
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Editorial Review:
He was there 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 President of 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 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 is absolute.
Description of Absolute Power:
Director Clint Eastwood's 1997 box-office hit stars himself as Luther Whitney, a highly skilled thief who finds himself in the wrong place at the wrong time, witnessing the murder of a woman involved in a secret tryst with the U.S. president (played by Gene Hackman). Determined to clear his name, Whitney cleverly eludes a tenacious detective (Ed Harris) while investigating a corruption of power reaching to the highest level of government. Adapted by veteran screenwriter William Goldman from David Baldacci's novel, this thriller balances expert suspense with well-drawn characters and an intelligent plot that's just a pounding heartbeat away from real White House headlines. Absolute Power features the great Judy Davis in a memorable supporting role as the White House chief of staff who desperately attempts to cover up the crime. --Jeff Shannon
Absolute Power Reviews:
Edge of Your Seat Thriller 
2009-09-14 - A must see! Keeps your attention throughout the movie. One of Clint's best performance....
A major adult film
2009-09-13 - Absolutely the best film ever done by Clint Eastwood. A unique story line about robberies and political corruption tnat is spellbinding. A classic film.
Absolute Eastwood 
2009-06-26 - It is always difficult to rate a movie based off a book, but taking the film at face value, it was very entertaining. Ed Harris seems a little out of place but the rest of the cast was spot on. It is always a joy to view an Eastwood film.
Riveting!!
2009-03-26 - I listened to the book on tape and bought the movie. It follows it closely and is very exciting. Anything Clint Eastwood does is usually top-notch. Been a fan since "Rawhide" days.
Absolute Power
2008-07-30 - Absolute Power
Absolute Power, starring Clint Eastwood, is a well-cast, well-acted, fast-moving story. Good flick, one that can be seen again and again.
