A self-destructive, black-market mercenary signs up for a deadly mission where allies and enemies are difficult to tell apart.
I’m gonna start with the bad news: The script, unequivocally, has more holes than Swiss cheese. Something that unavoidably leads to clichés. Without wanting to decimate both the story and the plot, know what you sign up for! Two hours of standard Hollywood action narrative, seriously lacking plausibility and character depth.
Now for the good news: As a representative example of cinema of attractions, Extraction‘s mid-fighting sequence, where everyone is after Tyler and the kid, the seemingly almost 12-minute, protracted shot is brilliantly made. This type of filmmaking is challenging as hundreds or thousands of people put their magic touch to make it look as impressive. Many people get injured in front of the camera and work endlessly, day and night, behind it. What’s more, Chris Hemsworth nails his part as the tough-as-nails guy who suffers internally more than he suffers when he gets run over and shot. Sam Hargrave’s directorial debut has come a long way from a stunt double (Chris Evans as Captain America) to a stunt choreographer to here. And being produced by the Russo Brothers, I can assume that MCU is indeed… a family. I admire people like Hargrave. He reminds me of other successful stunts turned directors and producers such as Chad Stahelski, David Leitch, and Zoë Bell. It is a hopeful sign that talent and hard work pay off.
So, who is this film for? For everyone who wants to forget our deeply damaged reality, consisting of shameless hypocrites and cowards who found themselves in power – or represent it. Turn off reality for a bit and see how popcorn entertainment can serve its purpose. My heart goes out to the people suffering. But remember:
“[…] Through every dark night, there’s a bright day after that. So no matter how hard it gets, stick your chest out, keep ya head up…. and handle it.” ?
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Great review mate. I watched this one a while ago. All the time it was on I didn’t think of covid once. Pure escapism.