When the closing-credit outtakes during "Code Name: The Cleaner" prove almost wholly unfunny, it's doubly enlightening in terms of the haphazard exercise that preceded them, inasmuch as Cedric the ...

*Refers to the latest 2 years of stltoday.com stories. Cancel anytime. Hometown hero Cedric the Entertainer puts a humorous spin on "The Bourne Identity" film franchise in "Code Name: The Cleaner," an ...

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New Line Cinema's "Code Name: The Cleaner" failed to crack the top 10 at the boxoffice this past weekend. Expectations aren't high for Buena Vista's "Primeval," which arrives today. As it happens, ...

Jake is a seemingly regular guy who has no idea who he is after being hit over the head by mysterious assailants; when he finds himself entangled in a government conspiracy, Jake and his pursuers ...

Comedy is generally the least demanding genre in terms of cinematics: At minimum, filmmakers just need to establish a comic situation, then let the cameras roll. So what happens when they're so busy ...

“Code Name: The Cleaner” is mildly amusing, which is about as good as a movie this contrived can get. It stars Cedric The Entertainer as Jake Rodgers, a guy who wakes up in a hotel room next to the ...

Jake (Cedric the Entertainer) is a seemingly regular guy who has no idea who he is after being hit over the head by mysterious assailants. When he finds himself unexpectedly entangled in a high-level ...

“Code Name: The Cleaner” is mildly amusing, which is about as good as a movie this contrived can get.