Code Name: The Cleaner
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33 out of 100

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4.1 out of 10

Mixed or average reviews- based on 13 Ratings

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  • Starring: Cedric the Entertainer, Lucy Liu, Nicollette Sheridan
  • Summary: In this fast-paced action comedy, Cedric the Entertainer plays Jake, a seemingly regular guy who has no idea who he is after being hit over the head by mysterious assailants. When he finds himself unexpectedly entangled in a high-level government conspiracy, Jake and his pursuers begin to believe that he is an undercover agent who subconsciously holds a key piece of information that could expose an arms deal involving the CIA and the FBI. (New Line Cinema)… Expand

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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 0 out of 18
  2. Mixed: 11 out of 18
  3. Negative: 7 out of 18
  1. Los Angeles Times
    Reviewed by: Michael Ordona
    60
    Offers no surprises but is good-natured and funny. It's mercifully devoid of car chases, although it does have a truly inane gunfight -- did any of these trained killers ever hear of target practice? -- and some out-of-left-field martial arts.
  2. Baltimore Sun
    Reviewed by: Chris Kaltenbach
    58
    The movie finally comes to life when Liu turns up.
  3. San Francisco Chronicle
    Reviewed by: Peter Hartlaub
    50
    Although the finished product isn't great, it's more akin to a bad Steve Martin movie from the 1980s than bad Pauly Shore from the 1990s. We mean that as a compliment (sort of).
  4. New York Daily News
    Reviewed by: Elizabeth Weitzman
    38
    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. And so do we.

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  1. Positive: 1 out of 4
  2. Mixed: 2 out of 4
  3. Negative: 1 out of 4
  1. DavidH.
    6
    Though not a highly publicised movie, it still had many moments for laughter. A simple movie that is simply enjoyable.
  2. PnArdyPnArdy
    5
    Not so bad action comedy. However, I would say, the action part looks rather silly and way unrealistic. I love Lucy Liu and Cedric. She's gorgeous as always.… Expand
  3. ChadS.
    4
    Film noir as low-brow comedy; that's the platform, that's the m.o. for "Code Name: Cleaner", a forgettable, but arguably transgressive film("Double Indemnity" wouldn't have a gag reel this funny) which reimagines Dashiel Hammett as Keenan Ivory Wayans. A janitor indeed makes a good everyman, but "Code Name: the Cleaner" isn't really serious about reinventing film noir for a demographic that doesn't watch Turner Classic Movies. For some reason, the film shies away from going to that absurd level the audience is anticipating. The special ops flashbacks are wasted, but in a way, they faintly recall "Existenz" since those memories are a simulation.… Expand

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