Extraction
Netflix | Release Date (Streaming): April 24, 2020 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
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Mixed or average reviews based on 35 Critic Reviews
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20
Negative:
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88
Chicago Sun-TimesRichard RoeperApr 23, 2020
It’s a shame this real crowd-pleaser won’t be playing to crowds, but it still works as a Friday night, pop-the-popcorn, living room entertainment. Read full review
83
UproxxVince ManciniMay 7, 2020
Extraction is constant, hyper-stylized murders and maimings, shot clearly and intelligently without too much unnecessary plot. It’s exactly what I’d been missing about action movies. Read full review
80
The TelegraphRobbie CollinApr 22, 2020
Like its absurdly named hero, Extraction gets a serious and deeply silly job done in style. Read full review
75
ReelViewsJames BerardinelliApr 29, 2020
Without question, Extraction is the best action-oriented film released during the first third of 2020. One could argue that such a statement is damning with faint praise. Read full review
75
San Francisco ChronicleMick LaSalleApr 22, 2020
Not surprisingly for a movie of this type, there are lots of scenes of violence, including hand-to-hand combat. The fight choreography is exceptional. In the “John Wick” movies, the violence seems almost like a ballet. Here the fighting is just as intricate, but it also seems like actual fighting, and Hemsworth seems like an actual person who’s doing it. Read full review
75
Entertainment WeeklyLeah GreenblattApr 22, 2020
Extraction mostly delivers what its swaggering trailer promises: international scenery; insidious villains; a taciturn, tree-trunk Aussie. And the comfort of knowing that the kids — or at least the one he came for — are probably alright. Read full review
70
IGNMatt FowlerApr 25, 2020
Extraction works because its simple, yet sufficient, story allows the film's action to take center stage. If the stunt work were mediocre, the entire thing would be an utter waste of time. Thankfully though, Extraction boasts an exhaustingly awesome showcase of expertly choreographed fists, knives, guns, and explosions. Read full review
70
Vanity FairRichard LawsonApr 24, 2020
As a dancer to Hargrave’s violent tune, Hemsworth acquits himself beautifully—he gets a grim and maybe irresponsible assignment done quite well. Read full review
70
Arizona RepublicBill GoodykoontzApr 23, 2020
The film, wisely, is built around Hemsworth. He’s good at this kind of thing, and no matter how many throats he slits, you still root for him. Read full review
65
Film ThreatLorry KiktaApr 25, 2020
It’s like a video game, but with Chris Hemsworth doing all the killing and maiming. Again, the stunts and special effects are fantastic, and as far as action movies go, there are far worse options out there. Read full review
63
RogerEbert.comOdie HendersonApr 24, 2020
Hemsworth’s character has more action movie clichés than Carter’s got liver pills. Read full review
63
The Associated PressLindsey BahrApr 23, 2020
The word distraction has started to lose all meaning this deep into our home lockdowns, but there is a certain comfort in curling up with a big, silly action pic like Extraction. It reminds you of something you might have spent money on to see in an ice-cold theater on a hot summer day. Read full review
63
New York PostJohnny OleksinskiApr 23, 2020
Sometimes it’s refreshing when a movie is just an improper noun that delivers what it promises. Read full review
63
Boston GlobeTy BurrApr 23, 2020
A meat-and-potatoes action movie that manages to extract the charisma from one of our most likable sides of beef. Read full review
63
The Globe and Mail (Toronto)Barry HertzApr 22, 2020
Add it all up, and Extraction’s many creative solutions to reinvigorating the genre nearly balance out its many generic genre problems. So, it’s good enough to take a shot on, especially after a stressful day of isolated modern life. But just one shot. Read full review
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