My Review- Extraction

According to Netflix we joined the over 99 million viewers to watch Extraction since its release in April 2020 which means it holds the record of the most watched Netflix feature movie so far . It's difficult to tell who watched the entire movie as Netflix registers anyone who watched two minutes or more of a movie as a viewer. Unsurprisingly, Netflix is working on follow-ups to both "Extraction" and "Birdbox."a dystopian thriller starring Sandra Bullock which rated 89 million viewers . I watched it because I was interested to see Chris Hemsworth in a role other than Thor and I was impressed by his performance as Tyler Rake, a fearless black market mercenary, who embarks on the most deadly extraction of his career when he's enlisted to rescue the of kidnapped son in Dhaka, Bangladesh. Chris Hemsworth obviously believed in this film as he's one of the Producers along with Joe Russo. Extraction cost $65 million to make, and producer/screenwriter Joe Russo argues that's around double the budget they'd have landed if it had released in theaters, and been funded elsewhere. The entire ensemble cast are all very convincing in their respective roles but standout performance for me was 15 year old (at time of filming) Rudhraksh Jaiswal as Ovi Mahajan, the son of Indian crime lord Ovi Mahajan Sr. who is the kidnap victim. He is excellent in his role and the quality of his performance reminded me of Dev Pate's debut movie appearance in Slumdog millionaire. Reviews have been mixed Rohan Naahar of the Hindustan Times praised the performances of Hemsworth and Hooda, and wrote: "Featuring one of the most stunning action scenes in recent memory... Violent thriller action films are not my favourite movie genre and believe me there is a lot of violence and blood shed in Extraction but I found it entertaining and the Action and stunt work is certainly well done and would have been even more spectacular on a proper Cinema Screen. No wonder the film looks good it's Director Sam Hargrave an American stuntman, actor and director who is best known for his collaborations with the Russo brothers, including being the stunt coordinator for several films in the Marvel Cinematic Universe including all the Avengers films . Script writers include Joe Russo and Anthony Russo and they keep the action moving along at a frenetic pace. I can't say much more except after seeing Extraction I'm sure Chris Hemsworth will succeed in branching out for roles to replace Thor when he decides to put his hammer away. I've mentioned the violence ,is it excessive ? probably yes ,so if that bothers you Extraction may not be for you but perhaps like many I've become desensitised to it and I just look at it like a video game or 21st Century Cowboy film.