Samuel L. Jackson,
Ed Harris,
Eva Mendes,
Luis Guzman,
Keke Palmer
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When a man who specializes in cleaning crime scenes washes away the evidence of a murder before the crime is reported, he soon becomes drawn into a deadly mystery in this thriller directed by Renny Ha... read more
Directed by: Renny Harlin
Release Date: May 27, 2008
Keywords:
ed harris,
eva mendes,
clean up,
crime scene,
Ed Harris ,
Renny Harlin ,
Sam Jackson ,
Eva Mendes
DVD Release Date: May 27, 2008
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October 12, 2011Cast: Samuel L. Jackson, Ed Harris, Eva Mendes, Luis Guzmán, Keke Palmer, Christa Campbell, Ritchie Montgomery, Robert Forster, Peter Franzen
Director: Renny Harlin
Summary: After years as a detective, Tom Carver (Samuel L. Jackson) runs a business specializing in cleaning... read more -
July 2, 2010This is a pretty good thriller with an interesting and original story. The performances are solid as is the script, the only real problem is that, with so many modern thrillers, due to few lead characters (4 in this case) it's never going to be a big surprise as to 'Who dunnit'. ... read more
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July 23, 2009fb619846742Standard thriller with only one surprise or two but not much else. As soon as I saw Ed Harris come into play, I knew what was going to happen by the end. What elevates this film from terrible to just average is the performances by Samuel L. Jackson and Harris. Both are great in a... read more
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March 28, 2009The most enjoyable performance by Samuel L Jackson in the last few years. ?Cleaner? shows a new and interesting perspective from the crime scene and all in all was an enjoyable film with an enjoyable cast.
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January 30, 2009700th Review!
I found this film fascinating. There is no real villain and the plot is brilliant: a man who makes his living cleaning up after dead bodies becomes embroiled in a conspiracy when he realizes that he's done a job before the police were called. All the acting is st... read more -
December 25, 2008An excellent cast of previous supporting actors heads up this film about acrime scene cleaner who accidentally cleans up a crime scene that he then can't find any information on. A bit predictable as it goes along, but the acting - especially by Sam - is top-notch. Keeps you inte... read more
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November 27, 2008Not a bad movie, just not a very good one. Fell very flat of what it could have been. I would have expected it to have a little more to it and perhaps some flashbacks to the past as that was a story that was very under told in this. Also it was fairly short running at around 85 ... read more
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October 31, 2008A reasonably good thriller with a very strong cast. Not the best story and a little predictable but fine for an evenings viewing.
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June 12, 2008Ex-police detective turned "cleaner," Sam Jackson proves once again he can make any role feel 'cool.'
This movie had a lot of promise. Decent premise, great cast (love Ed Harris and Guzman as well), but it falls apart in its transparency.
Within minutes of the open you see w... read more -
Critic Reviews
May 27, 2008
Richard Roeper, Ebert & Roeper
September 18, 2007
Michael Rechtshaffen, Hollywood Reporter
A neatly contained crime whodunit with a nifty setup and an expert lead performance from Samuel L. Jackson.
September 14, 2007
Eddie Cockrell, Variety
Cleaner suffers from a distracting case of visual jitters and takes a CSI approach to fetishizing the messy nature of the human body. Full Review
May 28, 2008
Nathan Rabin, AV Club
Low-energy and grindingly mediocre, it adds a whole new dimension to Harlin's wildly uneven oeuvre: tedium. Full Review
May 20, 2008
Brian Orndorf, BrianOrndorf.com
It's not that Cleaner is a terrible film, it just doesn't rear back and sock the viewer in the jaw like a great thriller should. It's mild sauce from the first frame to the last. Full Review
September 25, 2007
David Nusair, Reel Film Reviews
...a substantial improvement over some of filmmaker Renny Harlin's more recent efforts... Full Review
September 15, 2007
Jon Popick, Planet Sick-Boy
The "cleaning" thing was done and done better in Curdled and in terms of a crime drama, Cleaner just doesn't measure up.
September 14, 2007
Filip Vukcevic, IGN Movies
Cleaner is a watchable film, but one which feels like a missed opportunity. Full Review
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