Absolute Power [Blu-ray]

• ABSOLUTE POWER BLU-RAY (BLU-RAY DISC)

Who will believe the word of a career thief and ex-con who was on scene when a woman is killed â€" and that the man responsible is the U.S. President? Clint Eastwood, Gene Hackman and Ed Harris headine a razor-edged suspense tale.Director Clint Eastwood's 1997 box-office hit stars himself as Luther Whitney, a highly skilled thief who finds himself in the wrong place at the wrong time, witnessing the murder of a woman involved in a secret tryst with the U.S. president (played by Gene Hackman). Determined to clear his name, Whitney cleverly eludes a tenacious detective (Ed Harris) while investigating a corruption of power reaching to the highest level of government. Adapted by veteran screenwriter William Goldman from David Baldacci's novel, this thriller balances expert suspense with well-drawn characters and an intelligent plot that's just a pounding he! artbeat away from real White House headlines. Absolute Power features the great Judy Davis in a memorable supporting role as the White House chief of staff who desperately attempts to cover up the crime. --Jeff Shannon