

Unlike Unforgiven and The Bridges of Madison County, there's nothing remarkable about this motion picture Absolute Power is a straightforward thriller that, while entertaining, will not go down as an example of Eastwood's best work. Frankly, the actor seems equally comfortable on either side of the badge, just as he does on either side of the camera. In 1993's In the Line of Fire, Eastwood played a Secret Service agent. In between these two pictures comes Clint Eastwood's Absolute Power, a fairly routine thriller that gets high marks as a result of tight pacing and top-notch acting. The third, Murder at 1600, is slated for a warm weather bow, and will feature Wesley Snipes as a police officer investigating a homicide on the grounds of the White House. The first, Shadow Conspiracy, was a terrible film that vanished from theaters almost as soon as it opened.

No less than three major motion pictures released between New Year's Day and the twilight of the summer season have stories that postulate high level government cover-ups. In 1997 movies, the White House is under siege, although not as literally as in last year's Independence Day.
