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On the face of it, Chris Hemsworth's first film for Netflix seems a fairly standard actioner - the impossibly-named Tyler Rake is a mercenary-for-hire who has to rescue an Indian drug lord's kidnapped son from a rival gang- and the opening does little to dispel that idea. It does not take long, however, for Extraction to develop into a very well-made and extremely entertaining genre entry, which has a lot going for it. The time-frame is short, giving the story great momentum, and the circular narrative plays well. Played straight, the script is tight and well-written by Joe Russo, with small touches working well such as Hemsworth's world-weary and humorous responses to sudden obstacles. The dialogue is sweary, the violence is bone-crunching, squelchy and brutal, and the body count is outrageous. The location filming looks terrific, and the very effective and much-trumpeted central extended action sequence (made to look continuous) is extremely engaging, creatively constructed and pays off well, as does the surprisingly-affecting big finale. This is very much The Chris Hemsworth Show, and he absolutely delivers, from his on-screen commitment in the action scenes to some nice character work, especially with the boy he rescues (some good work also from Rudhraksh Jaiswal). If you like your action films with full-on violence and fewer wisecracks, Extraction delivers very well indeed.
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