Movie Description 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 a mansion near Washington, he witnesses a bizarre sex murder involving the President of the United States. As the president's slimy handlers frantically cover the crime up, the career criminal--and only outside witness--becomes the Secret Service's prime target. His relationship with his estranged daughter hangs in the balance. Adapted from the best-selling novel by David Baldacci.
| Credits | | Producer: | Clint Eastwood, Karen S. Spiegal | | Cast: | Melora Hardin |
| Details | | Edition: | Clint Eastwood Collection | | Sound: | Stereo Sound, Surround Sound |
Notes DVD Features:
Region 1 Snap Case Anamorphic Widescreen - 2.35 Audio: Dolby Digital 5.1 - English Additional Release Material: Production Notes Interactive Features: Interactive Menus Scene Access, Theatrical release: February 16, 1997.
ABSOLUTE POWER grossed nearly $100 million worldwide.
Editorial Reviews "...Eastwood gutsily stages the extended opening slowly and methodically..." USA Today - p.4D - Mike Clark
"...[A] strong cast, lively rejoinders and moments of discreet panache....Mr. Eastwood's own performance sets a high-water mark for laconic intelligence and makes the star seem youthfully spry..." New York Times - p.C5 - Janet Maslin
"...Sleek and satisfying....Almost a drawing room thriller, unhurried and genteel but enlivened with suspense and surprising bursts of sly, even biting, humor..." Los Angeles Times - Kenneth Turan (02/14/1997)
"...ABSOLUTE POWER is a tight, taut thriller with a twist....Eastwood does a difficult thing: He makes a thriller that is not upstaged by its thrills..." Chicago Sun-Times - Roger Ebert (02/14/1997)
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