‘Extraction’ review: Come for the action, stay for the … nah, that’s it


By AGENCY
Photos By NETFLIX

'Extraction' is an excellent piece of action filmmaking that falls short of the more emotionally resonant goals it wants to set for itself. – Netflix

The first words spoken by Chris Hemsworth in the new Netflix action picture Extraction are ”Hold my beer.” Then his character – former soldier turned brooding mercenary Tyler Rake – jumps off a cliff into the quarry reservoir below.

That sense of braggadocio and one-upmanship pulses faintly through the film, but is weighed down by an odd need to seem serious, too.

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7 10

Summary:

Excellent action, but stumbles over the more serious stuff

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