Extraction: Lots of Action, But Not Enough Story

Extraction is a Netflix original movie released in April 2020 starring Chris Hemsworth. He stars as Tyler Rake, a mercenary who must find and rescue an international crime lords's son. The movie is written by Joe Russo and Anthony Russo, who have written many recent marvel movies. It was one of the highest viewed movies at the time of its release so let's see what the hype is about.

The movie starts out with Hemsworth and his team in Australia and they get told about the mission. They are on a cliff and he jumps off into the water. Hemsworth is a person who is numb to dangerous situations. Whether it's having guns pointed at his head or being in many shootouts. He is numb to these situations due to some past traumatic events which explains a lot about his character. Rudhraksh Jaiswal plays Ovi Mahajan, the son of the crime lord. The interactions between him and Hemsworth are the only genuine emotion that Hemsworth shows. These scenes are very heartwarming.

The action scenes in Extraction are intense and shot very well. But there are so many that one can't help but get bored sometimes. There isn't enough scenes of dialogue to make the action feel earned. In fact I was looking forward to more interactions between Hemsworth and Jaiswal. David Harbour plays a contact Hemsworth meets up with for advice. Harbour says how the kid will be a walking target and should just be killed now. There's a lot of realism in this scene as it shows the true darkness of war. The final scenes were somewhat predictable. I thought the end was going to go one of two ways and it did.

This movie is based on a graphic novel called, Cuidad. Maybe the graphic novel had more character development. Action fans will most likely enjoy Extraction for the action and for Hemsworth. But people looking for a more deeper story may be a little disappointed. 🍔🍔 and 1/2 🍔