Absolute Power

Columbia Pictures | Release Date: February 14, 1997

6.5	USER SCORE Generally favorable reviews based on 43 Ratings

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PatC.Sep 1, 2005

Unusual premise, good drama in the one-way mirror scene, but eventually the film just drags and is unenlightened and predictable.

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Compi24Dec 13, 2017

This 19th addition to the catalog of Clint-Eastwood-directed features starts out the gate with a wallop of an inciting incident, furthers itself with a nowhere-near-as-effective, yet still understandable first act turning point, plods alongThis 19th addition to the catalog of Clint-Eastwood-directed features starts out the gate with a wallop of an inciting incident, furthers itself with a nowhere-near-as-effective, yet still understandable first act turning point, plods along throughout its second act, and finally fizzles out during a woefully anti-climactic finish. Indeed, "Absolute Power" may boast the impressive likes of Eastwood in the director's chair and the eminently great William Goldman behind the typewriter, but what comes of all that is just a fairly pedestrian thriller with a couple cool moments to it.… Expand

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MovieGuysMar 22, 2014

Absolute Power is a marginal film, but only sporadically good. Certain scenes are riveting, while others fall flat. Overall, the movie just hits the green.

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BroyaxJan 14, 2017

A intervalles réguliers, Papy Clint nous sort des comédies bien ridicules, souvent involontaires comme Firefox par exemple... ou bien le Maître de Guerre : quoique à ces niveaux "très élevés", on peut se demander -tout de même- comment deA intervalles réguliers, Papy Clint nous sort des comédies bien ridicules, souvent involontaires comme Firefox par exemple... ou bien le Maître de Guerre : quoique à ces niveaux "très élevés", on peut se demander -tout de même- comment de telles satires pourraient être "involontaires" !

Bref, j'ai comme l'impression que Papy est un sacré pince-sans-rire du genre "j'ai fait un film trop con, je me bidonnais de rire à chaque scène mais sinon c'est très sérieux". Et "Les Pleins Pouvoirs" rentre dans cette catégorie à l'aise : le prince des voleurs (Clint Robin des Bois ou Clint Ali baba ?) bientôt à la retraite, va donner une fessée au Chef du Monde Libre, parce que même le Président américain, il a pas le droit d'être méchant, sinon il est puni par Tonton Clint lui-même !

On a donc compris, pas la peine de nous faire un dessin, c'est très con et très premier degré, tout comme ce bon vieux Clint peut l'être terriblement parfois : très con et très premier dégré. Dommage pour Gene Hackman toujours brillant, même dans des films pareils ! mais toute la distribution et tout le scénario guignolesque à souhait ne sont là que pour faire valoir notre grand et merveilleux Papy Clint, justicier... si on tient jusque là parce que putain il se fait tard.… Expand

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DawdlingPoetNov 27, 2021

This is a relatively decent action crime film, centering on political corruption. Plot wise its a little predictable perhaps but not bad, being based on a book by David Baldacci. There's a decent cast, with Clint Eastwood playing theThis is a relatively decent action crime film, centering on political corruption. Plot wise its a little predictable perhaps but not bad, being based on a book by David Baldacci. There's a decent cast, with Clint Eastwood playing the accidental witness to the key event, a burglar/thief named Luther Whitney, while Gene Hackman plays the current POTUS. This film was fairly interesting but nothing special - I don't think I can say much more than that really. Not bad, not great, its ok. I wouldn't expressly recommend it as such, no.… Expand

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