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- 2022
- Not Rated
- IFC Films
- 1 h 34 m
- 2022
- Not Rated
- IFC Films
- 1 h 34 m
Summary Tormented by a past life, garbage man Clean (Adrien Brody) attempts a life of quiet redemption. But when his good intentions mark him a target of local crime boss (Glenn Fleshler), Clean is forced to reconcile with the violence of his past.
Directed By: Paul Solet
Written By: Adrien Brody, Paul Solet
- 2022
- Not Rated
- IFC Films
- 1 h 34 m
- 2022
- Not Rated
- IFC Films
- 1 h 34 m
Clean
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5.8
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Summary Tormented by a past life, garbage man Clean (Adrien Brody) attempts a life of quiet redemption. But when his good intentions mark him a target of local crime boss (Glenn Fleshler), Clean is forced to reconcile with the violence of his past.
Directed By: Paul Solet
Written By: Adrien Brody, Paul Solet
Where to Watch
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Metascore
Mixed or Average
Based on 13 Critic Reviews
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46% Positive
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31% Mixed
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23% Negative
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3 Reviews
Metascore
Mixed or Average
Based on 13 Critic Reviews
44
46% Positive
6 Reviews
6 Reviews
31% Mixed
4 Reviews
4 Reviews
23% Negative
3 Reviews
3 Reviews
A fitting tribute to a life well lived in spite of the overwhelming odds stacked against her, it is surely a sign of a remarkable woman that we are left wanting more.
This movie loves big, operatic gestures. At least visually, it lands them all.
User Score
Mixed or Average
Based on 18 User Ratings
5.8
28% Positive
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61% Mixed
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11% Negative
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User Score
Mixed or Average
Based on 18 User Ratings
5.8
28% Positive
5 Ratings
5 Ratings
61% Mixed
11 Ratings
11 Ratings
11% Negative
2 Ratings
2 Ratings
[SPOILER ALERT: This review contains spoilers.]
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Not great, not terrible, short, brief John Wick from under the hood
Intersting story, but it was pretty rushed from the second part of the movie. It had some flaws, but I expected to be bored at most of times. I wasn't, so I'm pleased. I think Adrien should play in more action movies. It suits him.
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While its plot is strictly by the numbers, Clean is elevated by its stylistic flair and propulsive pace.
Clean has some real craft, but doesn’t quite satisfy as it toggles between bloodbaths and bathos.
The film is heavy-handed in its attempt to be subtle and even Brody’s score can’t save the day, but Clean has its moments.
Again, merely watching Brody engaging in such painstaking work is interesting; the generic bloodbath that ensues, less so.
Clean is irrefutably, deliciously bad. But there is something unironically beautiful about movies that are just plain awful, movies that dare to provoke your senses at all instead of simply sating them with something pleasant and “competent enough.”
Adrian Brody channels Travis Bickle, pays homage to Martin Scorcese, and in the end takes out the trash
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Adrien Brody not only stars, but also produced, co-wrote the screenplay and composed the music, so you can expect a bit of a self-indulgent vanity project. Anytime the first thing you hear is an inner monologue, you're in for pretention. He plays a garbage collector determined to stay clean, from drugs and his previous (bad) life. Natch, something happens in his relatively self-contained world that causes his previous violent side to emerge. After a rather uninteresting hour, the expected revenge erupts in a bloody, but confusingly-staged killing spree. Brody relishes this opportunity to be haunted by his past, but when the pivotal event is revealed, it's an unrealistic stretch for tragic effect. While the bearded Brody manages sufficient charisma to keep it from being an utter bore, the film never builds much dramatic tension or emotional effect.
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What a waste of time. How can a 1 hour and 34 minute film feel so damn long?
Brody spends way too much time moping and brooding in slow motion over a character who's lost before we joined the film is focused on for a huge portion, to the point where you just want to say "get over it". The entire pacing of this movie is so off-putting that when the action finally does come, you're already numb to it. Many of it's themes are also incredibly on the nose. Hunting for vengeance? Let's hang some game heads behind you in this scene. Trying to clean up your past? I got it, let's just call you clean. Let's also make you a garbage man to top it off. I mean who the hell wrote this?
The movie also steals many of it's better parts (if there are any) from way better movies while somehow doing what they did much worse. It'll make sense once you see it in action. Speaking of action, when it hits, the parts you can see are decent. Unfortunately all action scenes take place in the dark. My guess is they wanted to save money on effects and choreography. Do yourself a favor and avoid Clean if you can. I do want to mention Ritchie Merritt (from White Boy Rick) does an incredible job with what he was given and almost seems like he's in a different film altogether. 2 of those points are for that. The other one is for the mediocre action.
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