Absolute Power

(1997)

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WHEN Barack Obama won the US presidential election, Entertainment Weekly speculated that popular culture might undergo a shift from movies about paranoid government conspiracies to something more hopeful. ... Full Article

The Outlaw Josey Wales therefore represents an interesting point in Eastwood's career, with just enough DVD extras to show his progression without going overboard. For instance, this is the film where his character found a name, a heart, and a ... Full Article

Clints screen presence is undiminished.But if Absolute Power has a problem, its that even the worlds most famously steely stare isnt quite enough to convince you that this man can go on playing the indestructible action hero forever. ... Full Article

"Absolute Power"
salon.com1997-03-14
To this list of things that get respectable with age we can now add Clint Eastwood. And in his latest picture, "Absolute Power," he's a bit of all three, using his steely persona to sell a crackpot right-wing fantasy, and... ... Full Article

The easy gait, the steely gaze, the confident manner.A loner against overwhelming odds.He's no more just a jewel thief than Steven Seagal was just a cook in "Under Siege." ... Full Article

Eine Dreiviertelstunde in fast vlliger Finsternis, pures Kino der Zeichen und Gesten.Meisterieb Eastwood beobachtet, auf der uneinsehbaren Seite eines Spiegels, wie Prsident Hackman einen Mord begeht. ... Full Article

SYNOPSIS: Luther Whitney (Clint Eastwood) is a veteran thief, ready to retire.His wife is dead.His daughter Kate (Laura Linney) is estranged. One last heist, at the seriously rich Walter Sullivan (E.G. Marshall) mansion, deserted while the household holidays... ... Full Article