Review of Extract (2009) by Celeste M — 09 Aug 2012

I love Jason Bateman. Kristin Wiig plays his wife in this movie. It was funny.

This review of Extract (2009) was written by Celeste M on 09 Aug 2012.

Extract has generally received mixed reviews.

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What a mistake. Extract is awful. Intended as a light, soft-porno-motivated film, it turned out to be crude and with little humor…

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By Marjorie Baumgarten (1,950) for Austin Chronicle (7,653) on 12 Sep 2015

It’s a vivid indictment of the way in which we all stumble along, yet the film never musters full-throated chagrin at our dull complacency…

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By Anna B (1,143) on 11 Apr 2015

A dearth of jokes; bland, low-energy direction; a mundane plot that doesn't really communicate its stakes very well…

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By Trailesque (112) on 29 Nov 2020

This deserves some credit for being willing to go out on a limb and tackle some subjects you don't encounter much in comedies…

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By Eileen Jones (139) for The eXile (94) on 31 Oct 2018

Extract is so bad its rottenness becomes a source of fascination, which is a good thing, because there's nothing else to sustain your interest…

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By Charles B (418) on 10 Jul 2014

Judge 'extracts' just enough laughs to make this story work…

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By Spangle (1,205) on 23 Nov 2016

Extract is a pretty straight forward film…

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By Tim N (256) on 26 Jan 2015

Well cast but Mike Judge's Extract is low key to a fault and lacking the smooth comedic timing of his previous films…

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