Chicago Sun-Times, 02/14/1997, p.35, "...ABSOLUTE POWER is a tight, taut thriller with a twist....Eastwood does a difficult thing: He makes a thriller that is not upstaged by its thrills..."
Los Angeles Times, 02/14/1997, p.F1, "...Sleek and satisfying....Almost a drawing room thriller, unhurried and genteel but enlivened with suspense and surprising bursts of sly, even biting, humor..."
New York Times, 02/14/1997, p.C5, "...[A] strong cast, lively rejoinders and moments of discreet panache....Mr. Eastwood's own performance sets a high-water mark for laconic intelligence and makes the star seem youthfully spry..."
USA Today, 02/14/1997, p.4D, "...Eastwood gutsily stages the extended opening slowly and methodically..."
Theatrical release: February 16, 1997.
ABSOLUTE POWER grossed nearly $100 million worldwide.
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Region 1
Snap Case
Full Frame - 1.33
Anamorphic Widescreen - 2.35
Audio:
Dolby Digital 5.1 - English
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In this slick political thriller, an emotionally disconnected, aesthetically refined master thief is out for one final score before retiring to his treasure-lined hideaway. But during a robbery at a mansion near Washington, he witnesses a bizarre sex murder involving the President of the United States. As the president's slimy handlers frantically cover the crime up, the career criminal--and only outside witness--becomes the Secret Service's prime target. His relationship with his estranged daughter hangs in the balance. Adapted from the best-selling novel by David Baldacci.