Rotten
Low-energy and grindingly mediocre, it adds a whole new dimension to Harlin's wildly uneven oeuvre: tedium.
Nathan Rabin, AV Club
Cleaner
Solving a crime can be dirty work
2007 · 1h 28m · R
Crime, Mystery, Thriller
Directed by
Renny Harlin
Overview
Single father and former cop Tom Cutler has an unusual occupation: he cleans up death scenes. But when he's called in to sterilize a wealthy suburban residence after a brutal shooting, Cutler is shocked to learn he may have unknowingly erased crucial evidence, entangling himself in a dirty criminal cover-up.
Director and cast
- Renny Harlin Director
- Samuel L. Jackson as Tom Cutler
- Ed Harris as Eddie Lorenzo
- Eva Mendes as Ann Norcut
- Luis Guzmán as Det. Jim Vargas
- Keke Palmer as Rose Cutler
- Maggie Lawson as Cherie
- Jose Pablo Cantillo as Miguel
- Robert Forster as Arlo Grange
- Desi Page as Jump Roper
- Terry Milam as Victim's Neighbor
Critics on Rotten Tomatoes
Top critics, in their words
17%
Tomatometer
Rotten
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.
Richard Roeper, Ebert & Roeper
Fresh
A neatly contained crime whodunit with a nifty setup and an expert lead performance from Samuel L. Jackson.
Michael Rechtshaffen, Hollywood Reporter
Rotten
Cleaner suffers from a distracting case of visual jitters and takes a CSI approach to fetishizing the messy nature of the human body.
Eddie Cockrell, Variety
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