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8 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 100Original-CinJim SlotekOriginal-CinJim SlotekThe Cleaners is a doc of remarkable access and a feast for thought.
- 80Los Angeles TimesRobert AbeleLos Angeles TimesRobert AbeleThe Cleaners makes clear how when it comes to the Internet, the more private corporations decide what we all get to “like,” the worse off we’re all going to be.
- When this brisk, disquieting doc debuted at Sundance, these censorship farms were largely secret, but Facebook has started to bow to public pressure and open up some of the process. The troubling questions remain.
- 70The Hollywood ReporterJohn DeForeThe Hollywood ReporterJohn DeForeEighty-eight minutes is not nearly enough time to give full attention to every thread of critique here, but The Cleaners does a respectable job of fitting its unruly anecdotes into a coherent stream of thought.
- 70Screen DailyAllan HunterScreen DailyAllan HunterA timely film, capable of sparking vigorous debate.
- 58The Film StageDaniel SchindelThe Film StageDaniel SchindelThe Cleaners ably raises questions around the issue without following through on tying them together, often seeming like it’s simply bouncing around to cover all the relevant topics until it’s time to wrap up. That’s a letdown, but it gives us some noteworthy moments along its way.
- 50VarietyAmy NicholsonVarietyAmy NicholsonThe Cleaners has the effect of scanning three dozen grim tweets. There’s not much to latch onto besides an overwhelming sense of helplessness; like the internet itself, it’s crowded with opinions but lacking in intimacy.
- 33Film ThreatBobby LePireFilm ThreatBobby LePireTopical resonance is all that the movie musters, as it changes subject matter on a whim and doesn’t give the audience enough background information on the issues or the interviewees to make a whole lot of sense.