Absolute Power (1997)

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	Year of first release: 1997
	Director: Clint Eastwood (Million Dollar Baby, Gran Torino)
	Actors: Clint Eastwood (The Good The Bad and The Ugly), Gene Hackman (The Conversation, Enemy of the State), Ed Harris (History of Violence), Scott Glenn (The Silence of the Lambs), Dennis Haysbert (24 TV-series)
	Country: USA
	Genre: Thriller, Polar
	Conditions of visioning: 23.12.2014, SD VOD, 32" TV
Synopsis: While robbing a rich house, genius burglar Luther Whitney (Eastwood) witnesses a murder involving a most influential character.
Review: I had quite forgotten about this movie until I found it on Netflix France (also showing that the choice is better than in Germany). It contains everything you can expect from a movie directed by Clint Eastwood and I loved that the story is told and shown as would have been in the 70's, my favorite period in cinema especially for this thriller/polar genre, although it was produced in the otherwise quite boring period of the end of the 90's. That alone is an incredible performance. At that time Clint started to play aging characters (right after The Bridges of Madison County), himself reflecting on the approaching end of life. The story is solid although far-fetched (what are the odds for that to happen?!), and played by great actors: Eastwood, Hackman, Glenn, Harris. All very natural and a pleasure to watch.
Rating: 8 /10