Cleaner (2025) Movie Review

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Cleaner – Movie Review

First Reaction – Cleaner is a solid late-night action movie.

Director: Martin Campbell

Writer: Simon Uttley, Paul Andrew Williams, Matthew Orton (Screenplay)

Cast

  • Daisy Ridley (Star Wars Force Awakens)
  • Clive Owen (Children of Men)
  • Matthew Tuck
  • Taz Skylar (One Piece)

Plot: A group of criminal agitators seizes control of a grand event, capturing around 300 people as their unwilling guests. One fanatic among them intends to commit a massacre as a powerful statement to the world. However, a former soldier who now works as a window cleaner is on a mission to save these hostages.

Runtime: 1 Hour 37 Minutes 

There may be spoilers in the rest of the review

Tale of Challenges: Ex-Soldier-turned-Skyscraper-Cleaner Joey (Ridley) Faces a Difficult Day

Background: As Joey, an ex-soldier now working as a skyscraper window cleaner, grapples with her daily responsibilities, her world takes an unexpected turn. Her autistic brother Michael (Tuck) is evicted from their latest care facility, and tensions rise at work with a demanding supervisor.

Yet, a high-end event is taken over by Marcus (Owen), insisting that business leaders disclose their most hidden wrongdoings. In response, Joey employs her military expertise to free the captives and safeguard her brother.

Verdict on Cleaner

Recap

The film centers around a veteran-turned-window cleaner who unwillingly becomes involved in a hostage crisis. As she strives to rescue the captives, she also seeks to protect her own sibling. Meanwhile, the terrorists have more extensive demands aimed at perceived adversaries.

Best Parts

The film effectively utilizes the towering skyscraper as a central setting, where the character Joey spends a considerable part of the movie confined outside of the building. The antagonist possesses compelling reasons that might make viewers sympathize with their intent, despite questionable methods. When the action commences, it’s satisfactorily engaging.

Worst Parts

The film overdoes its attempt to be shocking at the outset, which unfortunately obscures a compelling aspect of the villain’s narrative. As a result, it veers towards becoming a didactic tale, failing to live up to its intended impact.

Final Thoughts –Cleaner is an easy-to-watch late-night-action movie.

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2025-07-29 14:38