Extraction 2
Netflix | Release Date (Streaming): June 16, 2023 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
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Mixed or average reviews based on 29 Critic Reviews
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14
Mixed:
11
Negative:
4
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80
The TelegraphTim RobeyJun 16, 2023
The sum total is superior in every way to what he dished out last time. With a third one openly teased at the end, the fog has lifted: Hemsworth has landed on his Bourne, and this is his Supremacy. Read full review
80
Time OutPhil de SemlyenJun 15, 2023
Occasionally, the dizzying filmmaking style, a mix of practical stunt work and invisible VFX, feels like a video-game cutscene. More often, it just sucks the air from your lungs. The ending gestures pretty firmly at another sequel to come. It’ll have a tough job upping the ante on this. Read full review
80
EmpireHelen O'HaraJun 15, 2023
Hargrave, a stuntman turned director, knows where to put his camera for maximum impact, and genuinely disturbing foley work showcases sounds of crunching bones and splattering blood. You feel every punch land. Read full review
75
RogerEbert.comMatt Zoller SeitzJun 16, 2023
Some composited landscapes and helicopters don't pass the believability test, and a few big camera moves that take us from outside to inside and vice-versa are too clever for their own good. But it's all so intricate and expertly timed that you still appreciate it, as one might a performance of a fiendishly difficult piano concerto where just hitting the notes is beyond most players' capabilities. Read full review
75
Chicago Sun-TimesRichard RoeperJun 15, 2023
While Extraction 2 doesn’t match the original action thriller from 2020 as it embraces so many clichés I lost count, it’s still a rousing international adventure with some incredible battles that will leave you feeling exhausted FOR the actors (and their stunt doubles). This is the kind of movie that leaves it all out there on the field. Read full review
75
The A.V. ClubAndy KleinJun 15, 2023
As in Extraction, the action sequences are the whole game here, and they do not disappoint. Read full review
75
The Associated PressMark KennedyJun 15, 2023
Hemsworth is re-joined here by Marvel Comic Universe–screenwriter Joe Russo and stunt-specialist-turned-director Sam Hargrave, but their ace-in-the-hole is cinematographer Newton Thomas Sigel. He creates impossibly long single takes of complicated fighting or driving scenes that put the viewer directly into the action like few other thrillers. Read full review
75
IndieWireKate ErblandJun 15, 2023
When this thing moves — and, wow, does it ever — it offers one of the best examples yet of what Netflix bucks can buy. It even makes off with upped emotion (including that engendered by shining a brighter spotlight on the wonderful Farahani and Bessa), a new dimension to the always-evolving Hemsworth, and proof that the action franchise can capture old thrills with new stories. Read full review
75
San Francisco ChronicleMick LaSalleJun 15, 2023
The sequel is even more enjoyable than the first, with action sequences that are as good or better than anything you’ll see at the theater. Read full review
70
Paste MagazineJesse HassengerJun 15, 2023
If Extraction 2 isn’t necessarily smarter than its predecessor, maybe it’s somewhat less stupid. Its self-conscious action craft puts a little bit of brain behind all that performative brawn. Read full review
70
TheWrapTomris LafflyJun 15, 2023
The filmmakers know that one drops into fare like Extraction 2 not for feelings and tears but for the fast-on-its-feet action, one they deliver in heaps. Read full review
70
VarietyCourtney HowardJun 15, 2023
The filmmakers’ renewed vigor is our reward as, similar to its unfussy title, this sequel deals in clean-lined action and suspense, removing much of the excessive weight that bogged down the original. Read full review
70
The Daily BeastNick SchagerJun 15, 2023
At its deadliest, it’s a feat of breathtaking cinematic showmanship on par with recent standouts The Villainess, Carter and John Wick 4—even if its tale is as threadbare as its carnage is copious. Read full review
70
IGNMatt DonatoJun 15, 2023
With a steely reserve and killer instinct, Extraction 2 thrives as a buffet of brutality that plays back the mercenary thriller hits with a fresh coat of camouflage paint. Read full review
60
Screen RantFerdosa AbdiJun 16, 2023
Extraction 2 is weighed down by Rake’s hang-ups over his choices, but the drama of the familial unit Rake is out to rescue is enough. Hargrave's vision is clear. Read full review
60
NMEAlex FloodJun 16, 2023
There’s a bit of perfunctory plot to get past – Rake has repressed guilt involving his ill son and ex-wife that needs resolving – but character development is not this film’s strong point. In fact, it’s often baffling. Read full review
60
We Got This CoveredScott CampbellJun 15, 2023
Extraction 2 is everything you'd expect it to be; bigger, bolder, brasher, louder, and more spectacular. Unfortunately, it peaks way too early and fails to recapture that early momentum. Read full review
60
The Hollywood ReporterFrank ScheckJun 15, 2023
Suffice it to say that if you enjoyed Extraction, you’ll have a fine time with this one, which, in typical franchise fashion, busts its butt attempting to outdo its predecessor. And it does. Read full review
60
Total FilmEmily MurrayJun 15, 2023
Fast-paced, explosive, ultra-violent, the incredible action scenes will have you cheering from your sofa, sending the popcorn flying. Read full review
58
ColliderRobert Brian TaylorJun 15, 2023
Extraction 2 feels like a glossier and more by-the-numbers extension of the first movie. By giving Rake, their Sad Action Hero, something more to fight for, the filmmakers accidentally stripped the character of what made him so compelling in the first place. Read full review
50
Movie NationRoger MooreJun 16, 2023
It’s not interesting enough in between action beats to make you stay in the same room with it. Bathroom break? Need to make a sandwich? Just leaving it running. You’re not missing much. Read full review
50
Boston GlobeOdie HendersonJun 15, 2023
As per sequel rules, everything has to be bigger. But bigger doesn’t always equal better, as Extraction 2 proves. Read full review
50
Chicago TribuneNina MetzJun 15, 2023
Though based on a graphic novel, both movies have the feel of a first person shooter video game. Hemsworth’s physical stature does a lot of the heavy lifting, literally and otherwise, but Tyler is not a character so much as an avatar. Read full review
45
CNNBrian LowryJun 16, 2023
The sequel, Extraction 2, hammers away at the same basic outline, while feeling particularly simple minded even by the standards of the genre. Read full review
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The Irish TimesDonald ClarkeJun 15, 2023
Extraction 2, again co-produced by the Russo brothers of Avengers fame, is unlikely to be mistaken for anything other than barely recycled snuff trash. But there is a chutzpah to the action that defies complete dismissal. Read full review
35
SlashfilmJosh SpiegelJun 15, 2023
There is such a thing as a propulsive, intelligently crafted, no-holds-barred, violent action masterpiece centered around a seemingly unkillable man whose mastery of weapons is endless. That, of course, is the "John Wick" series. This cannot hope to compete. Read full review
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Los Angeles TimesMark OlsenJun 15, 2023
If the first film seemed indicative of much of what is wrong with movies in the streaming era, feeling inessential and disposable, a cog in a machine rather than something unique, “Extraction 2” is a snapshot of a sequel in this moment, bigger, expanded and even less necessary. Read full review
20
The New York TimesRobert DanielsJun 15, 2023
Burdened by its bluster, Extraction 2 is merely a loud, blithering mess masquerading as fulfilling escapism. Read full review
20
The GuardianPeter BradshawJun 15, 2023
The first Extraction was entertaining enough but this new one is just cynically about extracting the cash. Read full review
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