I went in with low expectations, expecting Extraction to be another crappy run of the mill action movie like Netflix has produced dozens of over the last few years (I'm especially looking at you, 6 Underground and Spenser Confidential). I was therefore very pleasantly surprised to see just how well crafted this movie is. It has excellent grounded action scenes, great set pieces, fantastic cinematography (I'm a sucker for those epic long takes) and a surprising amount of emotion in large part thanks to amazing performances by Chris Hemsworth and the kid who plays Ovi.
True, the story isn't too much to write home about, but it gets the job done setting up the action that is the bulk of the movie. And of course it's an action movie in which one guy manages to take out entire armies so be prepared to suspend your disbelief a bit, but thanks to the excellent execution it never took me out of It. The movie catches its breath a few times and doesn't feel dull in those moments, thanks to the interactions between Hemsworth and the kid. Didn't know this movie was partially produced by the Russo brothers, but it made total sense after seeing it.
If you like well executed action movies that don't just rely on CGI explosions and fast editing, give this a watch. You probably won't regret it. At least I didn't.
True, the story isn't too much to write home about, but it gets the job done setting up the action that is the bulk of the movie. And of course it's an action movie in which one guy manages to take out entire armies so be prepared to suspend your disbelief a bit, but thanks to the excellent execution it never took me out of It. The movie catches its breath a few times and doesn't feel dull in those moments, thanks to the interactions between Hemsworth and the kid. Didn't know this movie was partially produced by the Russo brothers, but it made total sense after seeing it.
If you like well executed action movies that don't just rely on CGI explosions and fast editing, give this a watch. You probably won't regret it. At least I didn't.