Absolute Power

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Mikey B Clint Eastwood directs and stars in an all star cast. The plot however is all over the place. The suspense is minimal. Not one of Clint's best Rated 2/5 Stars •  Rated 2 out of 5 stars 05/18/25 Full Review Brad S. R An engaging thriller, if not Clint Eastwood's best. Rated 3/5 Stars •  Rated 3 out of 5 stars 03/24/25 Full Review Eye C I like the character of Mr. Eastwood, the story at the beginning it's so interesting… but the ending doesn't feel real, it resolves the conflict in a way that doesn't feels believable. But very entertaining. Rated 3.5/5 Stars •  Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 04/07/24 Full Review DanTheMan 2 Absolute Power sees Eastwood at his effortless, slyboots best, infused with a predictably deliberate sensibility. A constantly spiralling game of cat-and-mouse, that steadily raises the stakes throughout, boasting an all-star, high-calibre cast and seemingly no one under the age of 30. Eastwood deftly cranks up the suspense at the beginning, and by the end, he's cruising along so briskly that he can afford to throw away the climactic, violent scenes other directors would belabour. Although the film ends on a whimper, it offers one of Eastwood's more understated and deeply felt performances. Unhurried and genteel but enlivened with suspense and bursts of sly humour, there's a real dad energy to this film. Granted it's mostly in how everyone talks with a lot of delightful back and forth between Eastwood and Harris; Gene Hackman plays an absolute slimeball and the supporting cast all fulfil their roles exceptionally well. Married by William Goldman's taut script and a fantastic, if somewhat repetitive, score by regular collaborator Lennie Niehaus (Eastwood, of course, contributed to this as well, mainly in the gorgeous piano pieces); Absolute Power remains a terrific and solidly enjoyable suspense thriller about impending mortality. Even if the plot is a doomsday version of Bill Clinton's Paula Jones problem... Rated 4/5 Stars •  Rated 4 out of 5 stars 03/03/24 Full Review Maik S Created an account on rotten tomatoes just to be able to rate this. Should proudly receive the raspberry award for poorest screenplay of the century. Unbelievably lazy plot writing. Watch it and waste your time. Rated 1/5 Stars •  Rated 1 out of 5 stars 02/03/24 Full Review Red B It's ok. The main issue is the subpar pacing. Scenes like the 15 minute killing that sets everything up just drags more than anything or dialouge that goes on a bit too long. Even the set up to capture Clint drags out. It's clear these scenes are trying to build suspense but this never really does as much as it just prods along at a leisurely pace. The acting is the highlight and is solid all around from the cast and does make it easier to watch these slow/draggy scenes.The romance subplot between his daughter & Harris feels forced and could've been cut out though. Everything else is jus ok enough. This needed a better soundtrack as its very boring and hardly used at times giving this a very dry feeling throughout. There are a few farfected/plot conviences as well. How he doesn't recognize that is POTUS for hours watching, he just happens to see him on the TV as he's about to leave, he happens to have a cop uniform to escape, he somehow becomes his driver without no one noticing or being alerted to him. Scenes are shot well and this alternates to boring scenes of dialouge between other supporting characters explaining the plot and what they know so it jumps around quite a bit in the middle but makes sense enough. It's very clear Clint Eastwood isn't as strong working with thrillers as he is with other genres like War, Drama, and Westerns. The writing, pacing (which is huge for a thriller more than any other genre), and music all needed better execution. If your a die hard fan of any actors in this AND a fan of thrillers than maybe give this a watch. Otherwise you can skip this. Rated 3/5 Stars •  Rated 3 out of 5 stars 09/29/23 Full Review Read all reviews

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