Media manipulator Pete St. John (Richard Gere) can package a politician, doctor a spin and transform an on-camera gaffe into a moment of glory. And the candidate's views? They're not St John's business. If a candidate can play, St. John is ready to play.
In 'Power', director Sidney Lumet again peels back the veneer of a public institution to reveal the way things are, aided by charismatic supporting players Julie Christie, Gene Hackman, Kate Capshaw and Denzel Washington. Everywhere St John uses his smarts (and occasionally opens his bag of dirty tricks) to steer clients to victory. But something is different in this run to November. A client may be enmeshed in a scandal hinting of foreign money corrupting US elections.
