Review of Extraction (2020) by Mahmus — 25 Sep 2020

This movie wants to be John Wick meets Sicario, but it lacks a unique enough identity to make it work.

This is one of the most clichéd, generic and unremarkable action movies I've seen in a while.

Everything from its ugly, yellow-tinted cinematography to its horrible script, makes it almost indistinguishable from some direct-to-video action film that no one ever buys.

It isn't all negative though.

The action is, for the most part, pretty impressive.

There's one sequence that is one long take and it's by far the best moment in the movie (if you can overlook the painfully obvious hidden cuts).

Chris Hemsworth's performance is alright, but his character is not memorable or likeable.

David Harbour shows up towards the middle and he's really good, but he's gone far too quickly.

The kid that plays Hemsworth's rescue target is really not good. He's suposed to be scared for most of the movie, but he just looks confused.

It's a bore and it sucks, which is a shame, because there could be a good movie buried in here, somewhere.

It also kinda, sorta, maybe sets up a sequel?

Which is wierd.