The film locates its heart muscle, however, in its performances.
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06/24/06
Clean (2006)
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Reviews Counted:63
Fresh:45
Rotten:18
Average Rating:6.6/10
Consensus: In one of her best roles, Cheung gives a believable and arresting performance as a recovering addict.
Theatrical Release:2004-00
Synopsis: Maggie Cheung gives an extraordinary performance in CLEAN, written and directed by her ex-husband, Olivier Assayas (DEMONLOVER). Cheung stars as Emily Wang, a junkie living with fading... [More]
Starring: Nick Nolte, Maggie Cheung, James Johnston, Don McKellar
Director: Olivier Assayas
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Reviews for Clean
Wonderfully written and performed, 'Clean' is an understated gems.
03/04/05
Rarely has the need for speed (or heroin, or methadone, or ...) been as credibly jumbled-up on screen with the desire to get straight and put one's life in order.
05/19/06
Some directors (mainly those starting with A, as in Altman or Almodóvar) can get away with doing things differently. French director Olivier Assayas is another A director who can.
09/21/04
A beautifully wrought, flawed work that is utterly fascinating.
03/04/05
Plays like the work of a great auteur working in sandbox mode to build a world that has too much of the whiff of hipster fabulism about it to play at gut level.
05/02/06
One of those movies that's slightly off the mark in ways that are hard to put a finger on, but it is shot so soulfully and features such beautiful performances that it's easy to forgive the occasional false note.
05/19/06
Top Critic... sharply delineated, as though cutting its images from the chaotic muck of life with a chisel. In short, it's a very clean piece of work.
04/28/06
The film that showed the world Maggie Cheung is more than just a strikingly beautiful face.
05/25/06
Top CriticFeels true to the life of third-string musicians on the road.
04/14/05
...excels at depicting the mundane, day-to-day details that persist despite personal calamities.
05/01/06
Cheung, a star of Irma Vep and many Chinese films, has probably her best role so far, even after working for Wong Kar-wai and Zhang Yimou.
06/09/06
...one of those movies that's admittedly very well made, but ultimately fails to engage the audience throughout.
09/25/04
Can a misguided adult start afresh with a new set of values and priorities? This ambitious drama, directed by one of France's most resourceful filmmakers, explores that crucial question in depth and detail.
08/11/05
A tough tale that gives a fresh perspective and brittle honesty to the experiences of a recovering drug addict.
03/03/08
As evidenced by the best actress award she earned at Cannes, Cheung rises to the occasion ...
04/28/06
At the center of the storm is one of the most focused, downright obsessive examples of cine-diva deification in recent memory.
04/24/06
While it may sound like the premise for a Lifetime movie starring Tori Spelling, Clean pulls off the difficult task of telling a deeply emotional story without slipping into excessive sentimentality.
07/07/06
Visually assured, beautifully acted, it's a movie of scrupulous straightforwardness — so matter of fact that you scarcely expect the emotional wallop it delivers at the end...
05/01/06
There are so many quiet, understated miracles unfolding in Clean that all you can do is watch in awe and amazement.
06/30/06
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