''Clover'' is a 2020 American crime comedy thriller film directed by
Jon Abrahams
Jon Avery Abrahams (born October 29, 1977) is an American actor and film director. He is best known for his roles in several films such as Sonny Poncelet in '' Dead Man Walking'' (1995), Bobby Prinze in '' Scary Movie'', Denny Byrnes in '' Meet ...
and starring
Mark Webber, Nicole Elizabeth Berger,
Ron Perlman
Ronald N. Perlman (born April 13, 1950) is an American actor. His credits include the roles of Amoukar in ''Quest for Fire (film), Quest for Fire'' (1981), Salvatore in ''The Name of the Rose (film), The Name of the Rose'' (1986), Vincent in th ...
,
Chazz Palminteri
Calogero Lorenzo "Chazz" Palminteri (born May 15, 1952)
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and Abrahams.
Cast
Release
The film was released on demand and digital on April 3, 2020.
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Reception
On the review aggregator
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website Rotten Tomatoes
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, 28% of 18 critics' reviews are positive, with an average rating of 4.90/10. Enrique Acosta of ''Film Threat
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'' gave the film a 1 out of 10. Simon Abrams of ''RogerEbert.com
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'' awarded the film two and a half stars. Kate Erbland of IndieWire graded the film a C.Variety
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'' gave the film a negative review and wrote, "...this violent caper lacks any real wit or novelty(...), ultimately leaning on tired stereotypes rather than doing anything particularly clever with them."
Frank Scheck
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''Th ...
of ''The Hollywood Reporter
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'' also gave the film a negative review and wrote, "...it never manages to overcome its air of overfamiliarity, straining mightily but giving off little but flop sweat."
References
External links
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* {{rotten-tomatoes, clover_2020
American comedy thriller films
American crime comedy films
American crime thriller films
2020s English-language films
2020s American films
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