Clean

Name: Clean
Genre: Drama, Crime
Released: January 28, 2022
Duration: 94 min
Rating: 44
Cast: Aaron Callahan, Adrien Brody, Chandler DuPont, Dinora Walcott, Glenn Fleshler

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IFC Films | Release Date: January 28, 2022 | NR

Starring: Aaron Callahan, Adrien Brody, Chandler DuPont, Dinora Walcott, Glenn Fleshler, John Bianco, Michael Callahan, Michelle Wilson, Pat Buck, Richie Merritt

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.

Director: Paul Solet

Genre(s): Drama, Crime

Rating: NR

Runtime: 94 min

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Stephen A. Russell

Aug 24, 2022

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. Read full review

The Film Stage Dan Mecca

Jan 28, 2022

Brody is great here, his long face and animated eyes doing a lot of work. It’s a quiet performance, an arena where the actor has always excelled. Without doing much, we know Clean: who he is and who he’s trying to be. Read full review

Jason Shawhan

Jan 26, 2022

This movie loves big, operatic gestures. At least visually, it lands them all. Read full review

Glenn Kenny

Jan 27, 2022

Clean has some real craft, but doesn’t quite satisfy as it toggles between bloodbaths and bathos. Read full review

The Guardian Leslie Felperin

Jun 28, 2022

Apart from the occasional bit of voiceover from Clean, our hero barely says much at all, leaving it to Brody to do a lot of acting with those big sad eyes. It makes the film feel a bit like a silent movie but not one of the good ones. Read full review

Screen Rant Nadir Samara

Feb 1, 2022

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. Read full review

Brianna Zigler

Jan 27, 2022

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.” Read full review

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turdlemckay

Apr 2, 2022

This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Could have been the good casting or maybe just the story, but I liked this movie a lot more than I expected to.… Expand

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MargiV

Aug 28, 2022

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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davemelbourne58

Jan 30, 2022

Adrian Brody channels Travis Bickle, pays homage to Martin Scorcese, and in the end takes out the trash

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TVJerry

Feb 1, 2022

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,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.… Expand

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Ralfbergs

May 25, 2022

It had a good premise, but all in all the outcome and the ending seemed quite simple and nothing special.

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JLuis_001

Feb 5, 2022

Adrien Brody's career has been plagued by lousy and forgettable films over the last 10 years and Clean only arrives to add itself to that list, and is all the more surprising for the fact that Brody produced and wrote this story, which I think are the only reasons why he's clearly committedAdrien Brody's career has been plagued by lousy and forgettable films over the last 10 years and Clean only arrives to add itself to that list, and is all the more surprising for the fact that Brody produced and wrote this story, which I think are the only reasons why he's clearly committed to the role.

Other than that, the sharp pacing and technical achievements save it from getting completely lost beyond its own inability to be more engaging.… Expand

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Mindurbidniss

Nov 30, 2022

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". TheWhat 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.… Expand

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