Cleaner
by Renny Harlin
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Actor: Ed Harris, Eva Mendes, Keke Palmer, Luis Guzmán, Samuel L. JacksonDirector: Renny Harlin
Brand: Sony
Producer: Alix Madigan
Producer: Avi Lerner
Producer: Danny Dimbort
Producer: David Pomier
Producer: Eli Selden
Producer: Joe Gatta
Writer: Matthew Aldrich
DVD: Region Code 99
Audio: English (Unknown); Cantonese (Subtitled); Chinese (Subtitled); English (Subtitled); French (Subtitled); English (Original Language); French (Dubbed)
Format: AC-3, Closed-captioned, Color, Dolby, Dubbed, DVD, NTSC, Subtitled, Widescreen
Picture Format: Anamorphic Widescreen, 2.40:1
Running Time: 88 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2008-05-27
Audience Rating: R (Restricted)
Studio: Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
DVD Reviews of Cleaner
DVD Review: Good Premise, Weak Story and Wasted Eva Mendes
Summary: 2 Stars
Certainly "Cleaner" looks interesting on paper; A-list actors including Samuel L. Jackson and Ed Harris and the film's story involves a job "crime scene cleaner." But if you are looking for something original, this is not the place. Renny Harlin's follow-up to critically-panned "The Covenant" is a lackluster crime thriller with a weak storyline, but at least there is one interesting thing it has.
Samuel L. Jackson plays Tom Cutler, a former police detective who runs a small cleaning company specializing in cleaning the crime scenes. After cleaning up the bloodstained room of an expensive home (alone, a dead body apparently removed), he realizes that no one, including the police and Ann (Eva Mendes) the wife living in the mansion, ever heard of the "crime scene" for which Tom was hired.
You know there are stories of "murder without a body"; the premise of "Cleaner" is more elaborated and ambitious, but after the mildly interesting introduction the film just goes downhill, having nothing original to offer. Besides its uninteresting story, some of the supporting characters are poorly-written, especially Eva Mendes's terribly bland Ann, who should be much more mysterious.
Back in 90s, Renny Harlin is mostly known for his Hollywood-made over-the-top action films like "The Long Kiss Goodnight" (with Samuel L. Jackson), "Cliffhanger," and "Die Hard 2." But I believe he really wants to be known for something else. In "Cleaner" he spends considerable time depicting the relations between Tom Cutler and his daughter Rose (Keke Palmer) who wants to know more about her dead mother in spite of her father's obvious unwillingness.
Also, our hero's everyday habits such as his almost ritualistic way of working are repeatedly shown. There are snappy editing and smart camerawork (showing the careful way he locks the door every night, for instance) that suggests his desires to get away from the world outside and protect his beloved daughter. The script also tries not to make Cutler's character too good or heroic, which I think is a good thing.
Despite all these efforts, however, the cliché-ridden story is too weak to hold our attention. "Cleaner" doesn't offer much beyond the familiar crime-thriller elements with a convoluted story and incredible climax where mystery, if any, will evaporate quickly, not in the most intriguing way. By the time you reach there, I think you will have lost your interest, not even in the profession of crime scene cleaner itself, which deserves a better treatment.
Description of Cleaner
Single father and former cop Tom Carver (Samuel L. Jackson) has an unusual vocation - he cleans up crime scenes. But when he's called in to sterilize a wealthy suburban residence after a brutal shooting Carver is shocked to learn he may have unknowingly erased crucial evidence entangling himself in a dirty criminal cover up. Directed by Renny Harlin and co-starring Eva Mendes Ed Harris Keke Palmer and Luis Gusman Cleaner is a dark gritty crime thriller that proves cleaning up is the dirtiest job there is.Format: DVD MOVIE Genre: ACTION/ADVENTURE/CRIME UPC: 043396243927 Manufacturer No: 24392Bestsellers in DVD
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