The Cleaner – Geheimagent auf Abwegen (2007)

The Cleaner – Geheimagent auf Abwegen: Directed by Les Mayfield. With Cedric the Entertainer, Lucy Liu, Nicollette Sheridan, Mark Dacascos. An amnesiac wakes up in a hotel room next to a dead FBI agent and $250,000. Is the sexy lady in the lobby his wife? Is he a spy or a cleaner?

“Weu0026#39;ve seen this premise before in countless comedies in the past, an ordinary man with amnesia who finds himself ducking bullets and has to figure out whatu0026#39;s going on. Itu0026#39;s possible that it could have successfully been done again, but this particular effort doesnu0026#39;t make the grade. Iu0026#39;ll start with the actors. Cedric The Entertainer does seem to be trying at times, and sometimes he comes across as a likable goof, but more often he comes across as loud-mouthed and abrasive. Lucy Liu has a thankless role as the woman who helps him, and Mark Dacascos is totally wasted as the villain, even though he does get to show off some martial arts (which are badly choreographed and directed.) u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eBut the main problem with the movie is the script and direction. The movie contains some blatant product plugs, several instances where the action comes to a halt to show off some u0026quot;hilariousu0026quot; comedy (such as the Dutch dance sequence), and an ending that does not know when to quit. And the outtakes shown at the end are even less funny than the scripted gags that preceded them!”