Clean

Nothing new: repentant assassin lives a simple life and gets affectioned to a young girl in a poor neighborhood. When she faces danger, he appeals to his skills.

It could've been better if was shorter. It has a slow rythm until the action begins.

Brody is fine. I don't mind the clichè story.

Adrien Brody and Glenn Fleshler are both great actors and this movie is no exception but aside from the acting the story was very simple and almost boring, it's no wonder they shelved the movie for over a year. I was not invested in any of the characters and the "brooding" narration that Brody does throughout the film is supposed to resonate with the audience but honestly it does nothing. The final showdown was cheap and by that I mean it looked and felt underwelming and under financed. The movie overall just felt so cookie cutter that by the end I was almost glad it was over since the build outweighed the conclusion. The only selling points were the location, the atmosphere and the aformentioned acting. Sorry but there is no need to rewatch this. Had potential but just disappointing.

5/10.

I enjoyed this movie inspite of the first 50 mins being a bit slow but ther is solid character development n top notch performance.

The movie has a very dark, grimy n surrealistic feeling.

Brody looked believable as a man seeking redemption.

Havin njoyed the director's earlier movie Bullet Head, i was looking forward to this.

The last 40 mins is filled with brutal action scenes.

While watching the movie, i kept looking at my Pipe Wrench/Stillson Wrench which I use for tightening dumbbells' nuts.

Fans of Merantau, Leon : The Professional, The Man from Nowhere, The Equalizer, John Wick, Nobody, Man on Fire, A Bittersweet Life, No Tears for the Dead, Statham's Safe, etc will definitely enjoy this.

The storyline is not new, but tried and true. It could've been a good movie, maybe even a great one. The actors do their jobs, and the cinematography is sufficiently bleak. The ingredients for a good redemption story are all there, so what happened?

It's the small things that add up. The viewer is pulled out of the story with WFT moments. It's the number of these moments that spoil the film. Style over substance is never going to work, it's distracting. The constant exposition of why Clean feels dirty is excessive, we understand his motivation. You don't need to hit us over the head with a monkey wrench, we get it.

It's a misfire, style over substance.

Not a bad movie. Not great either. Generic storyline, basic plot. Good acting, pacing and music make it enjoyable. I wouldn't go in expecting too much. It's a 6/10. Would have been a 5 without the music. The girl actor is good too.