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Code Name: The Cleaner (2007)

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Reviews Counted:78

Fresh:3

Rotten:75

Average Rating:2.9/10

Consensus: Code Name: The Cleaner is a limp action/comedy flick that alternates between lame, worn-out jokes and cheesy martial arts.

Rated: PG-13 [See Full Rating] for sexual content, crude humor and some violence

Runtime: 84 mins

Genre: Comedies

Theatrical Release:Jan 5, 2007 Wide

Box Office: $8,104,069

Synopsis: Cedric the Entertainer (JOHNSON FAMILY VACATION, BARBERSHOP) stars as Jake, a bumbling amnesiac, in the spy-parody caper CODE NAME: THE CLEANER. Waking up next to a dead FBI agent and a briefcase... Cedric the Entertainer (JOHNSON FAMILY VACATION, BARBERSHOP) stars as Jake, a bumbling amnesiac, in the spy-parody caper CODE NAME: THE CLEANER. Waking up next to a dead FBI agent and a briefcase full of money, and with flashbacks to his combat training, Jake suspects he's actually an undercover operative. He comes into contact with numerous characters who add to his confusion: Diane (Nicollette Sheridan), a blond bombshell claiming to be his wife; Gina (Lucy Liu), a feisty waitress who insists she's his girlfriend; and employees of a computer technology company who are adamant that he's a janitor. The film escalates into a race against the clock--while piecing his past together Jake realizes he holds a valuable secret and must thwart a group of dangerous agents who are after him.  Fun for the whole family, CODE NAME: THE CLEANER includes some hilarious moments and showcases Cedric's endearing comic appeal as the anti-James Bond. Liu (KILL BILL, CHARLIE'S ANGELS) gets to show off her well-known fighting moves and DeRay Davis (SCHOOL FOR SCOUNDRELS) is a scene stealer as a fast-talking janitor/wannabe-rapper. Although the plot drags a bit, there is plenty of fast-paced action and steamy content thanks to Sheridan and Liu, whose provocative scenes add heavy doses of sex appeal to the film. [More]

Starring: Cedric the Entertainer, Lucy Liu, Nicollette Sheridan, Elizabeth Hurley

Starring: Cedric the Entertainer, Lucy Liu, Nicollette Sheridan, Elizabeth Hurley, Callum Keith Rennie, Mark Dacascos, De Ray Davis, Will Patton

Director: Les Mayfield

Director: Les Mayfield
Producer: Brett Ratner, Jay Stern, Eric C. Rhone, John Cheng
Composer: George S. Clinton
Studio: New Line Cinema

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Aside from Cedric's admittedly appealing persona -- he's always watchable, even in dreck like this -- there's absolutely nothing to recommend The Cleaner, not the putative comedy nor the action, which kicks in only at the end.

Full Review Source: Washington Post | comment Comment
01/05/07
Ann Hornaday
Ann Hornaday
Washington Post

The humor is too adult for children and the plot far too childish for most adults; in fact, everything about the film is really too silly to warrant much consideration.

Full Review Source: TV Guide's Movie Guide | comment Comment
01/05/07
Ken Fox
Ken Fox
TV Guide's Movie Guide

It's comedian DeRay Davis and sassy actress Niecy Nash, who earn a few laughs in small supporting roles. Still, any resemblance to real entertainment is strictly coincidental.

Full Review Source: Seattle Times | comment Comment
01/05/07
Jeff Shannon
Jeff Shannon
Seattle Times

For its first half-hour, Cedric is the whole show.

Full Review Source: Seattle Post-Intelligencer | comment Comment
01/05/07
Bill White
Bill White
Seattle Post-Intelligencer

The good news is, Cedric can make even eating Skittles sort of funny -- and he easily saves this movie from being a wreck.

Full Review Source: San Francisco Chronicle | comment Comment
01/05/07
Peter Hartlaub
Peter Hartlaub
San Francisco Chronicle

The story is incidental to the comedy, but it is on the level of humor where the movie completely breaks down. It is almost never funny. Cedric has a few funny scenes, mostly when he is just allowed to joke, with the plot momentarily forgotten.

Full Review Source: Reel.com | comment Comment
01/05/07
Pam Grady
Pam Grady
Reel.com

Nicollette Sheridan, playing a femme fatale, is all hard body and desperate cheekbones; you just want to give the poor woman a malted, and some acting lessons.

Full Review Source: Newark Star-Ledger | comment Comment
01/05/07
Stephen Whitty
Stephen Whitty
Newark Star-Ledger
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The story keeps stopping dead to deliver product placement for Jake's favorite brands of junk food. There must be a better way to work Skittles into the script than to have Jake keep saying things like, 'I love Skittles.'

Full Review Source: New York Post | comment Comment
01/05/07
Kyle Smith
Kyle Smith
New York Post
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Cedric the Entertainer doesn't really act here so much as riffs, as if he's working out the kinks in a misconceived stand-up routine. Some of his ad-libs are funny, but you know you're in trouble when the outtakes are funnier than the film as a whole.

Full Review Source: Milwaukee Journal Sentinel | comment Comment
01/05/07
Mack Bates
Mack Bates
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel

There's potential in the story, but who was the casting genius that thought roly-poly Cedric could ever be mistaken for a man of action, or a possible love interest for Lucy Liu?

Full Review Source: E! Online | comment Comment
01/05/07
Luke Y. Thompson
Luke Y. Thompson
E! Online

The idea is that given the basic premise, the comedian will fill in the gaps with his own bits of business. Cedric is hardly up to the task. Though he's a scene stealer in other people's movies, he relies on tired reactions ("heeellll naw" is his mantra).

Full Review Source: Detroit Free Press | comment Comment
01/05/07
John Monaghan
John Monaghan
Detroit Free Press

A faux thriller plot has something to do with a stolen computer chip. The chip isn't the only thing missing from this tepid concoction. You may be hard pressed to find real laughs, with Cedric proving more affable than funny.

Full Review Source: Denver Rocky Mountain News | comment Comment
01/05/07
Robert Denerstein
Robert Denerstein
Denver Rocky Mountain News
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It's Memento for dummies. But to this movie's credit, I couldn't follow it, either.

Full Review Source: Boston Globe | comment 1 Comment
01/05/07
Wesley Morris
Wesley Morris
Boston Globe
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Cedric the Entertainer's artless performance deadens what could have been a much funnier comedy.

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01/05/07
Neil Genzlinger
Neil Genzlinger
New York Times

Not nearly bad enough to be truly enjoyable

Full Review Source: Entertainment Insiders | comment Comment
01/05/07
Eric Lurio
Eric Lurio
Entertainment Insiders

...the filmmakers are so busy churning their not very interesting plot that they forget to let Cedric be funny.

Full Review Source: Worcester Telegram & Gazette | comment Comment
01/05/07
Daniel M. Kimmel
Daniel M. Kimmel
Worcester Telegram & Gazette

This dire comedy deserves to be dropped in a vat of solvent to remove its stink.

Full Review Source: NightsAndWeekends.com | comment Comment
01/04/07
Mark Pfeiffer
Mark Pfeiffer
NightsAndWeekends.com

If Cedric The Entertainer keeps making movies like this, The Honeymooners and Johnson Family Vacation, he may really have to work as a janitor.

Full Review Source: WaffleMovies.com | comment Comment
01/04/07
Willie Waffle
Willie Waffle
WaffleMovies.com

Cedric might just want to clean this one right off his resume.

Full Review Source: Movie Mom at Yahoo! Movies | comment Comment
01/04/07
Nell Minow
Nell Minow
Movie Mom at Yahoo! Movies

The Cleaner offers the viewer a dream sequence with Sheridan and Liu fighting in a bubble bath, but in the best Les Mayfield manner, it only lasts for a brief, flickering moment. What isn't over in a moment? The rest of this dud.

Full Review Source: OhmyNews.com | comment Comment
01/04/07
Brian Orndorf
Brian Orndorf
OhmyNews.com
 
 
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