Director
Sam Hargrave

Starring
Chris Hemsworth, Rudhraksh Jaiswal, Randeep Hooda and Golshifteh Farahani

I suspect it’s no coincidence that by applying double usage to the letter ‘a’ in this film’s title, you spell extra action. We certainly are given just that!

The origin of Extraction’s plot is from graphic novel Ciudad by several writers, one of whom is Avengers co-director, Joe Russo, who is writer and producer here. In Dhaka, Bangladesh, Ovi Mahajan Jr. (Rudhraksh Jaiswal), the son of India’s most powerful drug lord, is abducted. Ovi Mahajan Sr. is behind bars, so orders right-hand man, Saju (Randeep Hooda) to help rescue him. Enter Chris Hemsworth! He is Tyler Rake, an Australian mercenary with nothing to lose.

Please don’t make the same mistake I did and devote more attention to Extraction’s plot than what is actually given to it. Or else, you’ll find yourself unnecessarily distracted by trying to figure out its inconsistent developments and loosely drawn character connections like I did. Some, maybe even most of these might become clearer later. But who really cares? Truth be told, in the end, it doesn’t really matter all that much. What does matter though is the effort put into and ability of Extraction’s numerous combat and chase sequences to distract, engage and occasionally thrill. It achieves just that courtesy of three things; firstly, the use of location for the shoot. Filming took place in Bangladesh, India and Thailand. The environment of its settings have been heavily incorporated into the imagery and action sequences of Extinction that do lend it a certain distinction. Secondly and speaking of which, there is an 11 minute and 30 seconds single-take sequence that is spectacular enough itself to warrant seeing the film on the big screen (if it were possible, of course). And finally, arguably foremost, the typically Brut and potent presence of our Aussie hunk, Chris Hemsworth.

3 stars

Viewer Discretion
MA15+ (Strong themes, strong violence, strong blood and gore)

Trailer
EXTRACTION

Review by Leigh for Moviedoc
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