YankeeG7 This could have been a good movie, unfortunately the director sucked. He didn't have a clue and that's too bad

Leofwine_draca EXTRACTION is an acceptable B-movie thriller with a lead role for THE EXPENDABLES 3 actor Kellan Lutz and a guest part for Bruce Willis. They play father-and-son agents who are left grieving when Willis' wife is murdered by gangsters. Ten years later, a valuable hacking device is stolen and Willis kidnapped, forcing his son to go into action to rescue him. This is a simple and low budget tale that's well directed by Steven C. Miller, the man behind THE AGGRESSION SCALE. Willis doesn't get much screen time and seems a bit bored by it all but Lutz makes an effort and seems to have grown as an actor since the last time I saw him. The story is nothing special and features a few twists along the way. Gina Carano shows up as Lutz's ex and turns out to be a major ally, but her acting abilities are really limited here and I felt embarrassed by her attempts at humour. Still, the film does get by on a series of crunchy, well-choreographed fight scenes which feel inspired by BOURNE. The best is the bathroom fight against the assassin which is really neatly done.

bl-11 This is not a great film, you'll be very glad for the few moments when you can relax to any minute of passable film-making. The dialogue is hammy with lots of over-exposition. The plot is just sloppy. Some of the story is based on the ignored professionalism of the lead, which he then proceeds to demonstrate none of. And everyone has guns but punches their way everywhere. Strangely tho, the end does have a decent twist. Sadly not enough by a long shot to save it.Unfortunately the lead is without charisma which colours all his interactions, and gives zero chemistry to the relationships. While Carano still might be finding her acting feet, I think she has a real screen presence, but it is horribly wasted here. Willis essentially makes a cameo, and while he sleepwalks thru it, is dependable. Generally the supporting cast are embarrassing except for a really good performance by Lydia Hull (even if the direction left the tone misplaced).

farberw-1 It took 24 Producers to put this mess together, why? It's about the CIA & " condor " is mentioned. I know one person & one organization who are not enamored by this portrayal, Robert Redford & the CIA. In the Subtitles, which I use so as not to miss any dialogue, they even spelled the city in NJ, Patterson. Hey, there is only one "t" in Paterson. Can't any of the Producers spell, even just 1 out of the 24? Bruce, baby, you can do better than this...can't you? I stopped going to the theater years ago; the Coming Attractions are way too loud & there are too many, & I simply can't afford the price of a ticket, nor can my wife. We made the choice that we would rather eat & pay our bills than risk seeing a movie we did not like. I use the word movie rather than film, using the word "film" for only those that are worthwhile. More & more I watch foreign films. I do miss not seeing films on the "big screen." I recently saw " Carol " on Showtime & it blew me away; I watched it every time it was shown. I have 250 films on MyMovies list; more if I could learn how to add more, since it was made more difficult to add to the list.