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
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A tough tale that gives a fresh perspective and brittle honesty to the experiences of a recovering drug addict. Full Review |
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A disappointment. Full Review |
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2/5 |
It's a movie about bad choices and suffering the consequences and unfortunately, a lot of the suffering is done on the audience's side of the movie screen. Full Review |
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2.5/4 |
Cheung makes her character work, despite a weak plot and script, both by director Assayas. Full Review |
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Maggie Cheung gives an astonishingly complex performance as a junkie rock star trying to clean up her act. Full Review |
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2.5/4 |
While this somber drug-abuse drama contains few surprises -- it's pretty much what we've come expect to expect from such material -- Cheung's convincing performance as a drug addict is what makes it watchable. Full Review |
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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. Full Review |
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3.5/4 |
Cheung reveals a wealth of intense emotions, never once going for a predictable emotional chord. Full Review |
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3.5/4 |
There are so many quiet, understated miracles unfolding in Clean that all you can do is watch in awe and amazement. Full Review |
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3.5/4 |
It helps -- immensely -- that Cheung is pitch-perfect. Her performance is heartbreaking. Full Review |
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The rough, exposed emotional candor of Cheung's singing voice carries into her performance... Full Review |
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3/4 |
It's a joy to watch the characters in this grown-up drama interact, their exchanges laced with anger and doubt, sadness and regret. Full Review |
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2/4 |
The viewer comes to identify with Jay, feeling jerked around and not really wanting to get to know Emily, a lost soul who isn't worth two hours of audience investment to find. Full Review |
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The film locates its heart muscle, however, in its performances. Full Review |
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4/5 |
One of the most emotionally honest movies about drug addiction ever made. Well, maybe not addiction per se, but rather the attempt to disgorge oneself from heroin's grip. Full Review |
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A- |
Beautifully shot and cut, written with a visceral aversion to cliche, deftly skirting sentimentality, sensationalism and simplicity, it continually surprises, engages and satisfies. Full Review |
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3.5/4 |
Emily is played by Maggie Cheung with such intense desperation that she won the best actress award at Cannes 2004. Only a few actresses in the world could have handled this role from a technical point of view. Full Review |
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It’s a complex, very successful portrayal of an addictive, selfish, volatile soul who knows she might be running out of chances at a decent life. Full Review |
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4/4 |
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. Full Review |
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