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Extraction (2020) Review

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  • Chris Carter Chris Carter
  • June 2, 2020
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Score: 6.5 / 10

Now that the Russo brothers have made their mark on the MCU and have tapped a host of Hollywood contacts, it’s time for them to venture off into the wide world of big budget blockbusters. They’ve made a lot of friends over the years, many of which are present in their first major post-Endgame production, Extraction. You have Thor himself, Chris Hemsworth, at the helm, with MCU stunt coordinator Sam Hargrave giving it his all in his directorial debut. On paper it sounds promising; it’s just a shame that Joe Russo’s script couldn’t match the action.

The premise of Extraction is dead simple, though it spends an awful long time setting it all up and pretending that we care. One day Ovi Mahajan (Rudhraksh Jaiswal), the son of a druglord, is kidnapped by another druglord: enter Chris Hemsworth as…Tyler Rake (it’s okay to laugh), the mercenary with a heart of gold. You can probably see where this is going.

Rake is a ridiculous caricature; initially reluctant with a “mission first” attitude, before the curtain is peeled back and we see that he’s actually human inside. It’s the kind of thing that’s par for the course for an action film, but is far too much of a focus at the start and end of Extraction, to the point where it becomes jarring.  When Rake isn’t talking he’s very cool, as is his frenemy Saju (played by Randeep Hooda with more grace than Hemsworth), but we’re far too frequently brought into his psyche with the subtly of a mack truck careening into a fiery highway.

Final Thoughts:

Extraction has some high-octane action but not much else.
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Extraction

Director(s): Sam Hargrave
Cast: Chris Hemsworth, Bryon Lerum, Ryder Lerum, Rudhraksh Jaiswal
Running Time: 116 min

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