11th Hour Cleaning is the story of a team of crime scene cleaners called onto a job during the holiday season and late at night. The owner, Dylan is eager to establish the business so him and his wife, Rachel can settle down without having to clean up gruesome scene after gruesome scene. They bring along Rachels brother Stephen and employee Hannah, who happens to be Stephens ex. As the night goes on, they soon realize there is something else in the house with them and doesn’t want them to leave alive.

11th Hour Cleaning doesn’t break new ground with its scares or melodrama. That in and of itself isn’t necessarily a bad thing. The middle ground it occupies between cheap scares and serious scares is comfortable, and it’s always nice to see a film that isn’t trying to do anything special. 11th Hour Cleaning is nothing special. It’s a competent middle-of-the-road horror film that will entertain but not dazzle.

The acting in this film is middle of the road. While no one is giving a terrible performance, there isn’t anyone who stands out either. Everyone is just sort of… there. And that’s not necessarily a bad thing. Sometimes, it’s nice to have a film that doesn’t try to be anything special. It’s just a story, told in a straightforward way, with no bells or whistles. And that’s perfectly fine. Not every film needs to be a tour de force. That said, Rachel (Anita Leeman Torres) does stand out. Though it might be that she just has more material to work with.

The audio quality in the film was middle of the road. There were some scenes that were quiet, and you had to turn up the sound, while other scenes nearly blew out your speakers. The cinematography followed those same lines of quality as everything else in the film – it was nothing special. Nothing was overly dark and was easy to follow. The same could be said for the script – there were some cringe-worthy lines, but the storyline was interesting enough to keep you engaged.

By now, you should be able to tell how I feel about 11th Hour Cleaning. Which is to say, not much. I finished the film and that was that. It didn’t stick with me for better or for worse. And with an already crowded 2022 for horror, that could be worse than being out right bad. 11th Hour Cleaning is average at best, nothing special that will make you remember it years down the road. It’s forgettable and won’t leave a lasting impression.

4 out of 10

11th Hour Cleaning
RATING: NR
11th Hour Cleaning - Official Trailer
Runtime: 1 Hr. 11 Mins.
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About the Author

Nate Stephenson is a northern California native. His love horror and being scared runs deep. Gaming with his pups is where you'll find him on his downtime.