I decided to watch this a second time after being very surprised how good it was when I first saw it about a year and a half ago. I'm lowering my rating a half a star though. Overall, a decent crime drama with pretty good acting.

this movie had such a good a start. but fell apart half way through...

Cleaner is an excellent conspiracy thriler about a crimescene cleaner who is called to clean up a gruesome murder scene. After the job is done he finds out that the police have no record of the crime and the woman of the house has no idea that a crim... (read more) Cleaner is an excellent conspiracy thriler about a crimescene cleaner who is called to clean up a gruesome murder scene. After the job is done he finds out that the police have no record of the crime and the woman of the house has no idea that a crime had been commited there. Que many twists and turns as the plot unravels.

Any film that stars both Samuel L. Jackson and Ed Harris is onto a winner straight away and neither disappoint in this excellently crafted film from Renny Harlin. The effects are great, some of the crime scenes are truly horrible but it's all shot with a sense of black humour. The plot unravels at just the right pace and is never predictable, the ending is a lot simpler that you will think. Sadly the middle section drags a little and some of the main characters actions are a little implausible but this can be forgiven due to some great entertainment.

An enjoyable thriller.

Strong thriller starring Samuel L Jackson. Very underrated.

We all need someone to clean up messes, and when that mess is the blood, guts and brains left over at a gruesome murder scene after the authorities have taken the body away, look no further than our favorite Negotiator and Lakeview Terrace man, Samue... (read more) We all need someone to clean up messes, and when that mess is the blood, guts and brains left over at a gruesome murder scene after the authorities have taken the body away, look no further than our favorite Negotiator and Lakeview Terrace man, Samuel EL Jackson! He plays Tom Cutler.

Cutler used to be cop but didn't have the stomach for it (lulz) so he switched to being a crime scene cleaner, but his reason for kissing the law enforcement profession goodbye obviously run deeper than being tired of that particular work. Things are peachy keen for Cutler until his cleaning of a scene leads to a tangled web of cover-ups, frame-ups, but those are the only ups as it all goes downhill like spilled blood on an inclined surface that needs squeegee'ing. The end of the road leads Cutler to a frustrating truth and one that is so simple, so classic that you will marvel at the complex way in which it was reached. Eva Mendes co-stars along with Ed Harris.

Suspenseful stuff and a welcomed surprise. Recommended!