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Cleaner (2007)

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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 Harlin, and starring Samuel L. Jackson. ~ Jason Buchanan, Rovi

R, 1 hr. 29 min.

Mystery & Suspense, Drama

Directed By: Renny Harlin

Written By: Matthew Aldrich

In Theaters: May 27, 2008 Wide

On DVD: May 27, 2008

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Critic Reviews for Cleaner

All Critics (13) | Top Critics (3) | Fresh (2) | Rotten (11) | DVD (4)

I did like the dynamic between Samuel L. Jackson and Keke Palmer. I'd like to see them play father and daughter in the better film.

May 27, 2008 Comment

Richard Roeper

Ebert & Roeper

Top Critic

A neatly contained crime whodunit with a nifty setup and an expert lead performance from Samuel L. Jackson.

September 18, 2007 Comment

Michael Rechtshaffen

Hollywood Reporter

Top Critic

Cleaner suffers from a distracting case of visual jitters and takes a CSI approach to fetishizing the messy nature of the human body.

September 14, 2007 Full Review Source: Variety

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Eddie Cockrell

Variety

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the longest 90 minutes of my life

August 10, 2008 Full Review Source: Filmcritic.com

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Brian Chen

Filmcritic.com

Low-energy and grindingly mediocre, it adds a whole new dimension to Harlin's wildly uneven oeuvre: tedium.

May 28, 2008 Full Review Source: AV Club

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Nathan Rabin

AV Club

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.

May 20, 2008 Full Review Source: BrianOrndorf.com

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Brian Orndorf

BrianOrndorf.com

It's a clever premise

May 15, 2008 Full Review Source: Urban Cinefile

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Urban Cinefile

...a substantial improvement over some of filmmaker Renny Harlin's more recent efforts...

September 25, 2007 Full Review Source: Reel Film Reviews

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David Nusair

Reel Film Reviews

The "cleaning" thing was done and done better in Curdled and in terms of a crime drama, Cleaner just doesn't measure up.

September 15, 2007 Comment

Jon Popick

Planet Sick-Boy

Cleaner is a watchable film, but one which feels like a missed opportunity.

September 14, 2007 Full Review Source: IGN Movies

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Filip Vukcevic

IGN Movies

Beyond the contributions from Samuel L. Jackson and Ed Harris, however, there's very little worth talking.

September 13, 2007 Full Review Source: Cinematical

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Scott Weinberg

Cinematical

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Cast: Samuel L. Jackson, Ed Harris, Eva Mendes, Luis Guzm�n, 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 up crime scenes. But when he realizes his

August 9, 2009

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This 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'. That said, it wasn't predictable and was

July 2, 2010