Daisy Ridley’sDie Hard-inspired action movie debuts with a middling score on Rotten Tomatoes. The actress rose from relative obscurity to superstardom when she was cast as Rey in theStar Warssequel trilogy – starring inThe Force Awakens,The Last Jedi, andThe Rise of Skywalker– and is set to reprise her role in theupcomingNew Jedi Ordermovie. However, since 2019’sRise of Skywalker, Ridley’s career has seen mixed results.
A few of her first roles afterRise of SkywalkerwereChaos Walking(21%) andThe Marsh King’s Daughter(40%), which were both critical flops that received low Rotten Tomatoes scores. She rebounded with the Sundance dramaSometimes I Think About Dying(82%), delivering an exceptionally melancholic performance, and continued to turn in strong performances in critical hits, Disney’sYoung Woman and the Sea(88%) and neo-noir thrillerMagpie(83%). However,Ridley’s new action movie doesn’t appear to continue her recent hot streak.
Cleaner Debuts With A Middling Rotten Tomatoes Score
The Action Movie Releases In Theaters This Friday
Cleanerhas debuted with a middling Rotten Tomatoes score. Directed by Martin Campbell, best known for the James Bond moviesGoldenEyeandCasino Royale, the upcoming action thriller features a premise similar toDie Hard,starring Daisy Ridleyasan ex-solider turned window cleaner who must rescue hostages, including her brother, when criminal activists take over a gala inside the skyscraper. The cast also includes Clive Owen, Taz Skylar, Ray Fearon, Rufus Jones, Richard Hope, and Lee Boardman.
Where To Watch Cleaner: Showtimes & Streaming Status
Daisy Ridley must save hostages and stop a building from being blown up in Cleaner, an action movie that can be seen in select theaters.
Now, ahead of its theatrical release this Friday,Cleanerhas debuted with a 50% scoreonRotten Tomatoes. The movie only has 24 reviews at the time of writing, so the score is subject to change as more are published. It doesn’t yet have an audience score, though it will start to take shape once it releases in theaters.
What Cleaner’s Rotten Tomatoes Score Means For Daisy Ridley
It Ends Her Recent Hot Streak
Though Daisy Ridley’s post-Star Warscareer started off shaky withChaos WalkingandThe Marsh King’s Daughter, she rebounded withSometimes I Think About Dying,Young Woman and the Sea, andMagpie. Based on its Rotten Tomatoes score, it appearsCleanerwill be closer to those first two projects rather than the latter three that revived her career.
Cleanerreviews are calling it a serviceable but unremarkable action thriller, which doesn’t appear to be Ridley’s fault, who turns in another strong lead performance.Cleaner’s biggest problems seem to be a generic script, lackluster stakes, and uneven execution. In turn,Cleanershouldn’t derailDaisy Ridley’s career, especially with intriguing projects like the survival thrillerWe Bury the Deadand another collaboration with Campbell,Dedication, lined up for the future.
