In order to raise the tuition to send her young son to private school, a mom starts an unusual business -- a biohazard removal/crime scene clean-up service -- with her unreliable sister.
This was not an easy movie. It was promoted as a sort of Little Miss Sunshine look-alike, but really, it was a lot more heartbreaking, less funny, and more complex. The levels in this movie are incredible; it's dealing with everything from healing from loss a loved one, inability to let go of the glory days, sibling tension...I love the title though, it really sums up the movie: cleaning. Whether it be a literal location such as a crime scene or an internal emotional scrubbing, that's what the film is about. I think a lot of viewers might have missed that or not appreciated it, because the movie wasn't perfect, it was promoted as a comedy when it really isn't. It's got some funny bits, sure, because life is funny. My favorite scene is where Emily Blunt runs after a kitten. I don't know, but that really made me smile.
The acting is all very natural. One character whose played by a 24 actress is kind of out of place, but she really just serves as a foil for Emily Blunt. The only actor I didn't like was Amy Adams' young son. He was not appealing to me AT ALL. All in all, an interesting movie, not funny enough to be watched regularly, but not my top pick for a drama movie night, either.
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