“Clean” (2021) starring Adrien Brody / Z-View

Clean (2021)

Director:  Paul Solet

Screenplay: Paul Solet, Adrien Brody 

Stars: Adrien Brody, Glenn Fleshler, Mykelti Williamson, John Bianco and RZA, 

Tagline: Revenge is a Dirty Business

The Plot…

Clean (Brody) is a city garbage collector.  After a day picking up trash, Clean works repairing broken equipment he found on the route. Clean is haunted by memories from his past. Divorced and guilty over his baby daughter’s death, Clean is trying to change the man he used to be.  There’s a young girl who lives in the neighborhood.  She reminds Clean of his daughter.  When the girl is brutally attacked by a mob boss’ son, Clean takes revenge. Now the boss plans to have his gang kill the girl, her mother and Clean…

Thoughts (beware of spoilers)…

Clean isn’t a bad film.  It’s got a time-tested plot. A former bad man suffering from guilt is trying to make amends.  Adrien Brody is an excellent actor.  The film has a gritty look which you want for this type of film.  What stops it from being better is it is so generic.  We know the beats to expect and there are no surprises.

Clean earns 2 of 5 stars.