Plot
A former cop who now earns a wage as a crime scene cleaner unknowingly participates in a cover-up at his latest job.
Release Year: 2007
Rating: 6.1/10 (16,634 voted)
Director:
Renny Harlin
Stars: Samuel L. Jackson, Ed Harris, Eva Mendes
Storyline A former cop who now earns a wage as a crime scene cleaner unknowingly participates in a cover-up at his latest job.
Cast: Samuel L. Jackson
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Tom Cutler
Ed Harris
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Eddie Lorenzo
Eva Mendes
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Ann Norcut
Luis Guzmán
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Det. Jim Vargas
Keke Palmer
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Rose Cutler
Maggie Lawson
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Cherie
Jose Pablo Cantillo
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Miguel
Robert Forster
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Arlo Grange
Edrick Browne
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Det. Darrin Harris
Marc Macaulay
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Vic
Rosalind Rubin
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Crying Woman
Mike Guy
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Priest #1
Richard Folmer
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Priest #2
James Barnes
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Lawyer
Linda Leonard
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Francine Mason
Opening Weekend: $56,475
(Finland)
(20 January 2008)
(8 Screens)
Gross: $4,014,118
(Non-USA)
Technical Specs
Runtime:|
Canada:
(Toronto International Film Festival)
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Finland:
Did You Know?
Trivia:
Principal photography was completed one day ahead of schedule, on March 15, 2007. It was also director Renny Harlin's 48th birthday.
Goofs:
Continuity:
As Tom is sitting on the bed thinking of his wife he reaches under the bed for a box and the clock in the background reads 11:40. We then see a close up of Tom smelling her perfume and the clock now reads 11:38.
User Review
Good production spoiled by a weak plot
Rating: 5/10
Actually for once I was disappointed after seeing a Renny Harlin movie
because I had high hopes for this one. Usually I've known in advance
his movies would be bad but "Cleaner" seemed that it might actually be
really good for a change. It's not really bad, but it isn't anything
great either.
Samuel L. Jackson and Ed Harris did their job very well in the leading
roles and Harlin's direction was also good. Eva Mendes' performance
wasn't anything to hooray for though. The movie started off well and I
thought to myself: "This might be it. The movie that puts Renny back on
the top.", but sadly no. The script is just too basic. You've seen
different versions of this script on the screen many many times before.
The characters and the world they live in might be totally different,
but it's still the same generic plot. One thing that bugged me a bit
was the musical score which didn't fit in some places at all.
But as far as Harlin's movies go this is one of his better ones. It
just needed that original surprise twist in the end that never came. I
can't really recommend you go see this in the cinema, but it's worth a
rent.
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