Fresh
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.
Richard Corliss, TIME Magazine
Absolute Power
Corrupts absolutely.
1997 · 2h 1m · R
Action, Crime, Drama
Directed by
Clint Eastwood
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Absolute Power
Overview
A master thief coincidentally is robbing a house where a murder—in which the President of the United States is involved—occurs in front of his eyes. He is forced to run, while holding evidence that could convict the President.
Director and cast
- Clint Eastwood Director
- Clint Eastwood as Luther Whitney
- Gene Hackman as President Richmond
- Ed Harris as Seth Frank
- Laura Linney as Kate Whitney
- Judy Davis as Gloria Russell
- Scott Glenn as Bill Burton
- Dennis Haysbert as Tim Collin
- E.G. Marshall as Walter Sullivan
- Melora Hardin as Christy Sullivan
- Kenneth Welsh as Sandy Lord
Critics on Rotten Tomatoes
Top critics, in their words
58%
Tomatometer
Fresh
Doesn't rank with Eastwood's best work as actor/director, but it's nevertheless solidly enjoyable.
Geoff Andrew, Time Out
Rotten
Mr. Hackman languishes in the smallish role of a White House buffoon, with Judy Davis equally cartoonish as his witchy chief of staff.
Janet Maslin, New York Times
Fresh
A first-rate thriller about arrogance at the top, a showdown between two kinds of Americans: the evil, omnipotent bureaucrat and the enterprising, mind-his- own-business loner.
Mick LaSalle, San Francisco Chronicle
Rotten
Ultimately, this is a thriller in vain search of credible thrills.
Rick Groen, Globe and Mail
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