Cleanskin (2012)

43% of critics liked it
(14 reviews)
55% want to see it
(109 ratings)

Ewan is a Secret Service Agent faced with the task of pursuing and eliminating a suicide bomber Ash and his terrorist cell, whilst Ash wrestles with his conscience and reflects on his journey to terrorism.

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Rating, Runtime: Unrated, 1 hr. 48 min.
Directed By: Hadi Hajaig
Written By: Hadi Hajaig
Genres: Mystery & Suspense, Drama

Studio: Warner Bros. Pictures

Critic Reviews

Mark Adams, Daily Mirror [UK]
A slick action drama with a strong cast, including Tuppence Middleton, Charlotte Rampling and Michelle Ryan, that delivers in terms of violence, gunplay and conspiracy thrills.
Philip French, Observer [UK]
It's a competent, conventional thriller, but there's something suspiciously unbalanced going on here.
Graham Young, Birmingham Mail
As a rather far-fetched work of faction, Cleanskin left me feeling rather grubby about the world that we live in - and not entertained.
Tim Robey, Daily Telegraph
You couldn't ever accuse Hadi Hajaig's film of being one-sided: it has two, both of them stupid.
Alex Zane, Sun Online
As if we don't have enough gullible folk believing 7/7 and 9/11 conspiracy theories already, this poor thriller comes along to popularise the paranoia.
Nigel Andrews, Financial Times
Cleanskin has Charlotte Rampling dying, spiritually at least, on a bench. It can be contagious.
Peter Bradshaw, Guardian [UK]
It plays like a lad-mag fantasy of counterterrorist work, juxtaposing mediocre action sscenes with a lot of deadly serious Islamist rhetoric.
Tom Seymour, Little White Lies
With a better script editor, this could have been a character-piece comparable, maybe, to Showtime's Homeland.
Henry Fitzherbert, Daily Express
Could have been a British 24 but is undone by terrible plotting, implausibility and lack of excitement.
Tim Evans, Sky Movies
At times, it's almost as funny as Four Lions. The trouble is, it's not meant to be comedy.
Matthew Turner, ViewLondon
Trashily enjoyable thriller that puts its low budget to impressive use and scrapes a pass thanks to strong performances and some bone-crunching action scenes...
Trevor Johnston, Time Out
Plodding, somewhat misbegotten, and never slick enough to sweep us along.
Kim Newman, Empire Magazine
A brutal, unsparing thriller, if a little on the long side.