Power (1986)

Richard Gere, Julie Christie, Gene Hackman and Denzel Washington star in director Sidney Lumet's thriller about political image making in our media manipulation age. Year: 1986 Director: Sidney Lumet Starring: Richard Gere, Julie Christie, Gene Hackman, Denzel Washington

 Power still relevant 22 years later
I was educated, enlightened and entertained by this film two decades ago, and I still am. The lines in it are witty and they capture a political life perfectly. There are a lot of great moments - the pollster/computer guy Ralph explaining his work to candidate Fritz Weaver, Gere chastising a governor's assistant for petty bureaucratic moves which could jeopardize the campaign, Hackman drunkenly chastising Gere about taking on perverted candidates, Christie ferreting out E.G. Marshall's reasons for senate retirement.... Yes, there are a lot of plots and it can get chaotic. But that is so true of political campaign life. I love the pieces where they create television ads for the candidates. Brilliant, brilliant film. Why aren't there more films from writer David Himmelstein?! April 23, 2008

 Not 'Power' ful enough
As a lifelong fan of Mr. Washington I bought the movie to round out my collection. Didn't like the movie--the concept if PR people (Richard Gere, Gene Hackman) going to such extreme measures--aagh! Denzel's role was very minor. Disappointing movie; glad I didn't pay any money to see it. November 12, 2007

 My disc was defective too, and the movie wasn't worth it...
I actually bought this DVD over a year ago but just decided to watch it. I'm a huge fan of Sidney Lumet, and I like Richard Gere, Gene Hackman, and the other stars in the film. About 30 mins. into the movie the picture started distorting, and after that it would skip large chunks of the movie. There was nothing visibly wrong with the DVD itself. But, I saw enough. Even before I reached the defective part, it was like watching a foreign film without subtitles. I had almost no clue what was going on, and didn't really care after a while. I can usually watch almost anything, most movies have some redeeming quality - for example, maybe an exotic, interesting locale. This is largely set in New Mexico. No offense to New Mexicans, but skip this. I threw it away. February 15, 2007

 power
i can't rate it because i received (2)discs from amazon and bth of them jammed on me i would luv to see this movie .Beware if your considering ordering it. August 14, 2006

 about the movie power........
This film/movie is sold in Singapore videoshops and I grabbed a copy of it and watched...hee hee...the story is all about senator campagne which at the end of the film, one of the candidates win the campagne. This film is recommended top those whom are interested in this genre of DVD film/movie. Have a nice day viewing.....

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(Dr)Ang Poon Kah
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June 20, 2006

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