Absolute Power

Roger Ebert

What we have here is a setup that could be developed in a lot of ways. ( Read More )

JoBlo

But overall, I was pretty much into this little suspense thriller for the most part, and it certainly came through as a weeknight rental, so I would still recommend that you check it out if you are a fan of any of the actors in the film, or if you enjoy suspense flicks. ( Read More )

Maitland McDonagh

The plot turns are no more ludicrous than those of the average political thriller, but the slow pace makes their preposterousness all the more obvious.Eastwoods acting limitations are also sorely evident, since Luther is the kind of thoughtful thief who has to talk, rather than maintaining the enigmatic fortitude that is Eastwoods forte. ( Read More )

Dennis Schwartz

The script calls for no bold statements about the politics of the White House, which makes the film rather weak in purpose. ( Read More )

But theres something garish and degrading about a thriller thats this lip smackingly eager to transmute sleaze into murder.Nothing that happens in Absolute Power is very believable, and the luridness and slapdash plotting seem outgrowths of the same reductive sensibility. ( Read More )