It's the obvious joke, but I couldn't resist. If you call yourself the cleaner, you shouldn't be surprised that people will use that against you. With or without a lawyer or a police man for that matter. (no pun intended with the latter) But can someone be really mad at a comedy? Well let's just say, it would be nice if the movie could have the same moniker Cedric (the protagonist) has ...The majority seems to feel the same way. And it has nothing to do with the cast (who all seem to be underwhelmed and underused), but with the fact, that the script just might not have been that good to begin with. Then again, maybe the director or the studio turned a good script into a mess ... I couldn't tell you and I didn't bother looking into any of that .. because once I watched this movie, that was it! I did want it to be over ... and with this review of mine, now it is (for me).

For a James Bond prototype, this isn't that bad. One of the few that deserve more attention then they really get. The only other 'Bond' prototype that is as funny as this one would be Johnny English. Yes, we all have seen the plot, but it's the twist to the storyline that keeps it interesting. This time our hero wakes up in a hotel room, on the bed next to the dead man's body. It starts out more of a mystery, then quickens the pace just before the half way mark comes. Cedric is clearly at the top of his game both pyhsically and in his jokes. For sure he does a better job at keeping his material censored, heck, depending on the child, this could even be a kids movie.

sat down to watch with my daughter aged 9 complete waste of 90 minutes so slow untrue only 1 highlight the totally irrelevant dance scene Cedric disguised as a member of a dutch clog dancing troupe. also confusing flashbacks to what i presume was some American special forces operation. strongly recommend not to buy this DVD rent for as little as possible. one of the worst films i have seen/ highlight for dads that girl off desperate housewives in sexy lingerie trying to retrieve info off Cedric the entertainer. but sorry Cedric you did not entertain us. look out for the will Ferrell lookalike with false stuck on moustache as a CIA agent

With perhaps any other contemporary actor in the lead role -- Jake Rodgers, aka, The Cleaner (Cedric the Entertainer) -- this film would have been a total bust. As some of the other folks commenting on here have already mentioned, the storyline is both contrived and in many ways superconventionally executed -- so much so that it risks becoming one long cliché. If you're looking for stimulating American cinema, or even a good action movie or espionage thriller, you should see something else.What saves CODE NAME: THE CLEANER for me, I think, is the utter preposterousness of casting Cedric the Entertainer as an amnesiac slowly convincing himself (and, supposedly, the viewer) that he is actually a secret agent working for the American government. I love Lucy Liu, but this is not her (best) film -- she plays more or less the same character she has played elsewhere (including the borderline racist trope that, since she is of Asian descent, she must be a masterful practitioner of at least one martial art) -- although her performance is true, and is enhanced comically by her playing opposite Cedric. None of the rest of the characters or actors -- including Nicollette Sheridan -- does much for the film, and the writing and direction are mediocre at best. But Cedric the Entertainer trying to convince us he's a superspy? That's worth the rental.