Code Name: The Cleaner (PG-13)
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A man who may or may not be a janitor wakes up in a fancy hotel next to a dead FBI agent with no memory of who he is or how he got there. Not a bad set-up for a comedy, but the man in question is played by Cedric the Entertainer, who has yet to actually do as his moniker suggests when placed in a leading role. The most entertaining thing about the film is its interspersing of grainy stock footage of Seattle with what are clearly Vancouver locations--that or the audacity with which plugs for Skittles and Quizno's are sprinkled liberally throughout the dialogue. But back to the plot: You wouldn't imagine that a man as overweight as our hero could elude his pursuers as easily he does, and you also wouldn’t imagine that he’d get help from a butt-kicking babe (Lucy Liu) who may or may not be his girlfriend. If you believe that pairing could plausibly occur in reality, you might be gullible enough to buy a ticket to this movie. (Luke Y. Thompson)
Review by Luke Y. Thompson
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