Review of Cleaner (2007) by Dan Y — 15 Nov 2009

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!