While it may not be a Christmas movie, the new Daisy Ridley action flick Cleaner on HBO Max should send a gift of gratitude to the classic terrorist hostage movie Die Hard for its overt story inspiration. Directed in a fast-paced style by Martin Campbell that never bores for a second, Cleaner concerns a professional window washer (Ridley) who finds herself amid a violent eco-terrorist onslaught during a sprawling office celebration in a massive high-rise.

Thanks to the entertaining performances by Ridley and Clive Owen, and Campbell's deft action scene direction, Cleaner overcomes its slightly derivative screenplay to deliver an amusing action-thriller that's more than good enough to pass the time. At the very least, for hardcore Die Hard fans, Cleaner will rinse the bad taste left behind by the latest franchise entry, A Good Day to Die Hard.