Code Name: The Cleaner
Code Name: The Cleaner
PG-13 | 05 January 2007 (USA)
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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 entangled in a government conspiracy, Jake and his pursuers become convinced that he is an undercover agent.

Reviews
BroadcastChic Excellent, a Must See
ChanFamous I wanted to like it more than I actually did... But much of the humor totally escaped me and I walked out only mildly impressed.
Helllins It is both painfully honest and laugh-out-loud funny at the same time.
Taha Avalos The best films of this genre always show a path and provide a takeaway for being a better person.
The Grand Master This comedy was just bottom of the barrel of the stuff here. It was not in the least bit funny nor was it interesting. This movie was just an epic failure.Jake Rogers (Cedric the Entertainer, Barbershop), an everyday regular man who has somehow found himself waking up next to a dead body with no memory of who he is and how he got there. After a series of events following an encounter with his wife Diane (Nicollette Sheridan, TV's Desperate Housewives) and girlfriend Gina (Lucy Liu, Kill Bill), Jake gradually comes to believe he is a secret undercover agent embroiled in a high-level government conspiracy involving an arms deal involving the CIA and FBI.Will Patton (Armageddon) and Mark Dacascos (Cradle 2 The Grave) also appear in this poor excuse of a comedy.This movie maybe would have done better with someone like Martin Lawrence or Chris Tucker, however it may not have made a difference. In fact it may have been a blot on their resumes. Unfortunately Cedric the Entertainer is not leading man material and is better suited to supporting roles.Nicollette Sheridan, Lucy Liu, Will Patton and Mark Dacascos have certainly been in better movies and this is a movie to forget for them.Director Les Mayfield (Encino Man, Blue Streak) is normally a competent director unfortunately he has managed to find himself with a big stinker on his hands.What can I say here? This movie tried to hard to be funny however it just did not work at all. It was not funny at all. For some reason I decided to persist with the movie to see how it all ended. For some reason I could not even tell you how this ended. This was certainly a forgettable experience. It was no surprise that this was a box office flop and savaged by many critics. Hands down this was one of the worst movies of 2007, and certainly one of the worst comedies I have ever seen.Avoid.1/10.
FatMan-QaTFM I had no expectations going into this movie. I was too concerned about losing a bet that would result in me watching Bottoms Up. I lost that bet, and it got changed to Pledge This. World of hurt. On to the review.This movie was a typical okay budget stupid comedy, except it wasn't funny. Usually you have some scene that makes the wait worthwhile, some slapstick bit or great stunt, but I never saw it. The acting was okay at best, the plot was incoherent (not that we see comedies for plot, but take a little pride in your work, k?), and the technicals just unimpressive.Locations were quite pretty. Canada is a nice alternative to the typical L.A. look, but it didn't soothe the pain much. Best part of the movie: the outtakes. I imagine this was a low stress, fun set to be on. I'm sure everybody who made the movie will laugh the whole way through because of what they remember from that day of shooting, or something Cedric did between takes, but it's not an enjoyable watch for the movie going public.This flop was well placed for January. Get those losses out of the way in the first quarter, New Line.
kosmasp It's the obvious joke, but I couldn't resist. If you call yourself the cleaner, you shouldn't be surprised that people will use that against you. With or without a lawyer or a police man for that matter. (no pun intended with the latter) But can someone be really mad at a comedy? Well let's just say, it would be nice if the movie could have the same moniker Cedric (the protagonist) has ...The majority seems to feel the same way. And it has nothing to do with the cast (who all seem to be underwhelmed and underused), but with the fact, that the script just might not have been that good to begin with. Then again, maybe the director or the studio turned a good script into a mess ... I couldn't tell you and I didn't bother looking into any of that .. because once I watched this movie, that was it! I did want it to be over ... and with this review of mine, now it is (for me).
GuitarGirl93 Minimum of 10 lines?!?! Why the **** would i waste 10 lines on this awful movie??????????I saw it with a good friend while we were waiting for her sister's lame party to end... We watched it cause it was pretty much the only movie we haven't watched that sounded like it wouldn't be a total waste of time and money...IT WAS A MISTAKE WATCHING THAT MOVIE!!!!!!!!!Waste of time and money. It made no sense at all and it was just plain boring...I repeat, WASTE OF TIME AND MONEY...My friend and i laugh very easily (i laughed at a drama movie once, an action film and more...)and we barely laughed once...!!!!!!!!DON'T WATCH IT!!!!!!!!!!!11 FOR YOUR OWN GOOD!!!!!!!! I'M WARNING YOU....