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Absolute Power (1997) Movie Reviews

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Movie critics combined give Absolute Power (1997) a score of 2.6170 out of 4

based on (83) reviews

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(59)

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(19)

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(3)

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Alex Christensen, The Magic of the Movies

Clint Eastwood is one of the great American directors. He likes to get inside of material that is cliched, tired, overused, or just bad, and turn it into something solid and entertaining. It's not an easy job, but he manages to do it time and time again. ...read the complete Absolute Power (1997) review at Alex Christensen, The Magic of the Movies

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Movie Habit (Marty Mapes)

The movie ended abruptly and left some loose ends. We know only from a TV voice-over what happens to many of the main characters, and we get no time to digest that information. Eastwood probably wanted to focus only on Luther at the end, but I believe...read the complete Absolute Power (1997) review at Movie Habit (Marty Mapes)

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Movie Reviews UK

An extremely undistinguished attempt to combine Washington politics with the murder-thriller genre, Absolute Power fails to ignite or engage. In a city gallery, Luther Whitney (Clint Eastwood) sits sketching fragments of the fine art on display....read the complete Absolute Power (1997) review at Movie Reviews UK