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Cleaner (2007)

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Critic Reviews: 3
Fresh: 1 | Rotten: 2

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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

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Mystery & Suspense, Drama

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May 27, 2008

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

September 18, 2007
Hollywood Reporter
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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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the longest 90 minutes of my life

August 10, 2008 Full Review Source: Filmcritic.com
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
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
BrianOrndorf.com

It's a clever premise

May 15, 2008 Full Review Source: Urban Cinefile
Urban Cinefile

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

September 25, 2007 Full Review Source: Reel Film Reviews
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
Planet Sick-Boy

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

September 14, 2007 Full Review Source: IGN Movies
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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Audience Reviews for Cleaner

Great cast. A crime scene cleaner gets intertwined in a cover up.
January 31, 2013
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Cast: 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 up crime scenes. But when he realizes his latest gig at a ritzy suburban house might have been a cover-up for a homicide, he must clean up the injustice. Our hygienic hero gets far more than he bargained for in director Renny Harlin's twisty crime thriller, co-starring Ed Harris as Carver's old partner and Eva Mendes as a grieving wife.

My Thoughts: "Original, interesting, and a suspenseful murder mystery. Most films with Samuel L. Jackson you see him kicking ass and being a loud personality. In this film he is a calm single father. Quite a switch from his usual films. I really enjoyed him in the movie. I also enjoyed the story, it being something I haven't seen before. Always great when there's a new concept that works. The twist is also good in this film. I really didn't see it going the way it did. Ed Harris and Samuel L. Jackson are great together in this movie, and I would really like to see them teamed up in another film. Keke Palmer also does a great job in this movie and her character really tugs at your heart strings. It was a great character driven mystery. Worth taking a look at."
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