Daisy Ridleyhas never loved heights.

That might be surprising for some who naively believe a Jedi cannot experience fear.

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The death-defying act pays off in a movie that itself works as a throwback.

Daisy Ridley as the Cleaner

Its revealed she was in the British Army in another life before exiting due to whispers of insubordination.

But while she has a knack for violence, she is herself not a risk-taker.

In other words, there is no flippant I have a machine gun, ho ho ho!

level of oneupsmanship here.

Maybe this is all the time shes had, and she has not used it well with her brother.

Even so, the movie feels eerily synched with the current zeitgeist.

Cleaner opens in theaters on Friday, Feb. 21 andtickets are on sale now.