Cleaner
Quiver Distribution | Release Date: February 21, 2025 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
51
METASCORE
Mixed or average reviews based on 17 Critic Reviews
Positive:
5
Mixed:
11
Negative:
1

Critic Reviews

Critic scorePublicationBy date
75
Chicago Sun-TimesRichard RoeperFeb 19, 2025
Cleaner is “Die Hard,” just with different people. Read full review
75
San Francisco ChronicleMick LaSalleFeb 18, 2025
Cleaner is a good-not-great thriller in the “Die Hard” mold that gets an extra lift from Campbell’s skillful direction and from Ridley, who is slowly but surely showing herself to be a performer of wide range and appeal. Read full review
70
ColliderMaggie LovittFeb 19, 2025
Once again, Daisy Ridley proves she has the charm and star power to make even the shakiest scripts a thoroughly enjoyable watch. Like Protégé, Cleaner has a lot of compelling storylines, action sequences, and intention, but the execution leaves something to be desired. Read full review
67
The PlaylistBrian FarvourFeb 19, 2025
There are some well-shot fights, even some decent use of weaponry to further ramp up the intensity a bit, but for a movie that wears its action ancestry fully displayed on its sleeve, more was expected. Read full review
63
RogerEbert.comMonica CastilloFeb 21, 2025
While “Cleaner” may not be one of the most refined action movies this year, it has a bit more to offer than most, especially when it comes to Campbell’s thoughtful direction and Ridley’s committed performance. Read full review
56
Paste MagazineJesse HassengerFeb 18, 2025
Well into his late period, Campbell still knows his way around a crisp cut, but sometimes that’s most noticeable in Cleaner when he’s not directing action at all – which is a surprising amount of the time. Read full review
55
TheWrapWilliam BibbianiFeb 24, 2025
I’ve spent over two paragraphs now talking about the various movie trivia Cleaner reminded me of, since Cleaner doesn’t provide much other food for thought. Read full review
50
New York Magazine (Vulture)Bilge EbiriFeb 26, 2025
Unfortunately, the script and the performances for Cleaner falter before the mayhem starts. Read full review
50
Wall Street JournalZachary BarnesFeb 21, 2025
It’s decently entertaining action; Mr. Campbell knows what he’s doing in that regard. Read full review
50
Washington PostTy BurrFeb 20, 2025
Cleaner is a “Die Hard” knockoff with just enough fresh elements to make it watchable on a slow streaming night. Read full review
50
IGNA.A. Dowd Feb 19, 2025
Director Martin Campbell (Casino Royale, The Mask of Zorro) offers some reliably, well, clean hand-to-hand combat without showing us anything we haven’t seen before. Only a mid-film twist and the oddly sympathetic motives of the bad guys distinguish Cleaner from a thousand other movies with basically the same sturdy premise. Read full review
50
The Hollywood ReporterFrank ScheckFeb 19, 2025
Director Campbell clearly knows his way around this sort of material, resulting in some tense, well-staged action sequences that make Cleaner reasonably diverting for its concise running time. But the film never achieves the heights of the classic actioners that clearly inspired it, and its overuse of familiar genre tropes (for once, can’t the main villain be uncharismatic, like so many in real life?) soon becomes wearisome. Read full review
50
Screen RantAlex HarrisonFeb 19, 2025
Cleaner is a pretty good reminder of how fun it can be to watch someone with movie star charisma do a Die Hard. Read full review
42
The A.V. ClubMatt SchimkowitzFeb 19, 2025
Cleaner is a perfectly serviceable time waster for plane rides and afternoon naps. It might even make a good addition to Daisy Ridley’s acting reel, should anyone think of her for a better action movie. But Campbell’s timid direction of a tired script can’t rise to the occasion. Read full review
40
EmpireJohn NugentMay 6, 2025
Cleaner has good people behind it but this British attempt at a Die Hard ends up just being a bit of a mess. Yippee-ki-nay. Read full review
40
Screen DailyTim GriersonFeb 19, 2025
Ridley’s spiky sense of humour is a balm, especially early on when Joey interacts with her brother, but the script’s formulaic nature proves too much. Read full review
25
ObserverEmily ZemlerFeb 18, 2025
Even the film’s title lacks a much-needed punch. Ridley is a strong action heroine, but she deserves better material than this. Read full review
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