Review of Extract (2009) by Michael Phillips for Chicago Tribune — 22 Aug 2016

The funniest American comedy of the summer.

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This review of Extract (2009) was written by Michael Phillips and published by Chicago Tribune on 22 Aug 2016.

Extract has generally received mixed reviews.

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By Lucas M (648) on 24 Apr 2015

Great comedy full with smart wits, great characters, deserves 5 stars, especially when compared to other comedies that are produced…

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By Butterballer1 (10) on 23 Jul 2023

Disappointing. The lead characters aren't likeable and their is no greater truth. The side characters are also not generally likeable…

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By Elizabeth Weitzman (1,905) for New York Daily News (5,623) on 01 Oct 2014

The entire cast, in fact, seems to be having fun, with Affleck and Koechner cheerfully stealing each one of their scenes…

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By Megan Basham (282) for WORLD (293) on 08 Oct 2018

Some of the performances involved in this plot are amusing, but they're cheap laughs that don't boast the keen observation and, thus, staying…

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By Dan Zak (21) for Washington Post (9,851) on 05 Nov 2016

May be the most disappointing American comedy of the decade, partly because it's jokeless and joyless but mostly because it squanders an all-star…

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By Patrick V (91) on 10 Jul 2014

Mike Judge's dead pan humor mixes Jason Bateman's serious funny guy routine quite well…

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By Michael Sragow (1,413) for Baltimore Sun (1,823) on 02 Nov 2017

Extract is an exuberant original...like no other and one of the best comedies of the year…

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By Areeque T (88) on 24 Feb 2018

If you like Jason Bateman movies, you will like this one. Of course, funny, but the subject matter is sometimes off color, but what's new…

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By J.r. Jones (1,066) for Chicago Reader (7,190) on 04 Jan 2018

From Beavis and Butt-Head to King of the Hill to Office Space, Mike Judge has become our most dogged examiner of middle-American foolishness;…

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By Darth C (2) on 31 Jan 2018

Too much Ben, too much bad language, humour is a bit flat.But at least Mila Kunis is easy on the eyes…

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