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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 [See Full Rating] for sexual content, crude humor and some violence

Runtime: 84 mins

Genre: Comedies

Theatrical Release:07-12-2007

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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Ponderous wisecracks and cloak-and-dagger high jinks pass for comic intrigue in this hapless mix of yuks and kicks.

Full Review Source: Time Out New York | comment Comment
02/03/07
Stephen Garrett
Stephen Garrett
Time Out New York

The result is another opportunity lost.

Full Review Source: tonymedley.com | comment Comment
02/03/07
Tony Medley
Tony Medley
tonymedley.com

The memory of this movie will have left your brain before you walk out of the theater. If you're lucky.

Full Review Source: Los Angeles Daily News | comment Comment
02/03/07
Los Angeles Daily News

The outtakes in the closing credits were the funniest parts of the movie.

Full Review Source: Cinematical | comment Comment
01/24/07
Jette Kernion
Jette Kernion
Cinematical

The talented comedian mugs his way through an utterly deflated film.

Full Review Source: Austin Chronicle | comment Comment
01/20/07
Toddy Burton
Toddy Burton
Austin Chronicle

This is the kind of movie where everyone looks like they are having a lot more fun than the audience.

Full Review Source: Maxim | comment Comment
01/19/07
Pete Hammond
Pete Hammond
Maxim

Well, you really can't expect much from comedies this time of year.

Full Review Source: Quad City Times (Davenport, IA) | comment Comment
01/14/07
Linda Cook
Linda Cook
Quad City Times (Davenport, IA)

Even as a comedy all of this begs credulity.

Full Review Source: Boxoffice Magazine | comment Comment
01/13/07
Tim Cogshell
Tim Cogshell
Boxoffice Magazine

Cedric and Lucy Liu...may want to give their agents a good talking-to.

Full Review Source: Sacramento News & Review | comment Comment
01/11/07
Jim Lane
Jim Lane
Sacramento News & Review

...it's not merely that the script is a sloppy, by-the-numbers action farce; it's more the leaden hand of director Les Mayfield...

Full Review Source: Los Angeles CityBeat | comment Comment
01/11/07
Andy Klein
Andy Klein
Los Angeles CityBeat

Get Lucy Liu better roles!

Full Review Source: Entertainment Weekly | comment Comment
01/10/07
Gregory Kirschling
Gregory Kirschling
Entertainment Weekly

Hollywood certainly didn't waste anytime in turning out its first insulting blaxploitation flick of 2007.

Full Review Source: BlackFilm.com | comment Comment
01/07/07
Kam Williams
Kam Williams
BlackFilm.com

Because of its clever story, funny leading man and two gorgeous supporting actresses, 'Code Name: The Cleaner' is a welcome January surprise.

Full Review Source: ReelTalk Movie Reviews | comment Comment
01/07/07
Betty Jo Tucker
Betty Jo Tucker
ReelTalk Movie Reviews

...I humbly submit that Cedric the Entertainer be required to give up the "Entertainer" portion of his nom de plume until he actually starts entertaining us.

Full Review Source: Film Threat | comment Comment
01/06/07
Pete Vonder Haar
Pete Vonder Haar
Film Threat

Cedric's style of humor seems to be stating the obvious, but doing it really fast. He mumbles out loud and makes lame observations.

Full Review Source: Can Magazine | comment Comment
01/06/07
Fred Topel
Fred Topel
Can Magazine

Not the kind of movie you need to rush out and see, but if you're sitting at home trying to decide between doing your own cleaning and watching The Cleaner, I'd pick the movie.

Full Review Source: TheMovieChicks.com | comment Comment
01/05/07
Cherryl Dawson and Leigh Ann Palone
Cherryl Dawson and Leigh Ann Palone
TheMovieChicks.com

[A] cheerfully dumb spy comedy filled with ridiculous stereotypes and plot holes as big as cartoon anvils.

Full Review Source: Combustible Celluloid | comment Comment
01/05/07
Jeffrey M. Anderson
Jeffrey M. Anderson
Combustible Celluloid

...the comedy half doesn't work without the intrigue half, and director Mayfield doesn't look like he would know intrigue if Martin Scorsese brought it to him wrapped in butcher paper with a bow on top.

Full Review Source: Tyler Morning Telegraph (Texas) | comment Comment
01/05/07
Mark Collette
Mark Collette
Tyler Morning Telegraph (Texas)

How do films this stale and generic continue to get made, let alone with topflight talent? Cedric has been stealing scenes from bigger names for nearly a decade; he deserves better than a few amusingly-improvised minutes at the end of his own movie.

Full Review Source: New York Daily News | comment Comment
01/05/07
Elizabeth Weitzman
Elizabeth Weitzman
New York Daily News

It's a bad sign for a comedy when viewers are left pining for more ineptly staged shoot-'em-up sequences.

Full Review Source: AV Club | comment Comment
01/05/07
Scott Tobias
Scott Tobias
AV Club
 
 
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