A black-market mercenary who has nothing to lose is hired to rescue the kidnapped son of an imprisoned international crime lord. But in the murky underworld of weapons dealers and drug traffickers, an already deadly mission approaches the impossible.
Director: Sam Hargrave
Cast: Chris Hemsworth, Rudhraksh Jaiswal, Pankaj Tripathi, Randeep Hooda, Golshifteh Farahani, Suraj Rikame, David Harbour
Release Date: April 24, 2020
Genres: Action
Rated R for strong bloody violence throughout, language and brief drug use.
Runtime: 1 h 56 min
Review:
Extraction bare bone action plot could have resulted in a big dud had it not been for the impressive direction from Sam Hargrave and a subdued but effective performance from Chris Hemsworth. Sam Hargrave's seems fully aware that the story is a retread so he doesn't try to make it anything more than it is. As such, he focuses on building impressive action set pieces that deliver a visceral punch. These sequences pepper the film and they are the beating heart of the whole film. The action is fast bloody and thoroughly enjoyable. Is it a smart film, no far from it but it never pretends to be either. At its heart the film is a body count shoot up in the vein of 80's classics like Commando or Rambo. Chris Hemsworth is ready made for this kind role and he delivers a strong but understated performance that's strong enough to keep his character interesting even if he's just fairly one dimensional. The supporting characters are sparse with Rudhraksh Jaiswal getting the most screen time but his character doesn't have much depth. David Harbour pops in for a quick second but he's gone before you know it adding very little to the film overall. That's not to say anything about his performance because he's hardly phoning it but the film is just as bare bones as they come. Hargrave's wants to deliver a sleek actioneer and he does so with impressive aplomb.
B
