Review – Absolute Power

Clint Eastwood directs and stars in this tale of crime and high-level government intrigue. He plays an aging burglar who breaks into a mansion. While he’s looting the good stuff from an upstairs bedroom, the occupants return home. Long story short, our hero witnesses a murder committed by the Secret Service in order to protect the President. Once sinister forces in the government figure out who else was in the house, they pin the murder on him and try to hunt him down so he can’t testify to the contrary. Unfortunately for them, he’s a cagey old guy who’s constantly one step ahead of them. The production values are solid, and the script even borders on clever in spots. Though it’s unlikely to make a top ten list of any kind, it’s an entertaining way to spend a couple of hours. Mildly amusing