No agenda, no politics, no box-checking, no DEI, no ESG ratings or scores to maintain in this one. Just good, old-fashioned, wall-to-wall action. Making the most of it's budget, cast and locations, "Extraction" is a relentlessly paced, crazily filmed and directed movie that is a lot of fun to watch. Which is what movies such as this are meant to be, entertaining. No fuss, no muss just pure enjoyment.

Chris Hemsworth's, Tyler Rake...if there ever was a name for an action franchise character this is it. After all those annoying, anemic and frankly insulting "Thor" movies, Hemsworth finally gets the chance to use his physicality to the max. It is clear that he had a helluva time doing it. While he is the focal point of this movie, the rest of the cast are no slouches either. All actors are clearly committed to their roles and the movie itself.

The action scenes are the heart and soul of "Extraction". Deservedly so. They are really breathtaking in their set-up, their sheer audacity, inventiveness and execution.

It has been quite a while since I had this much fun, just sitting back, switching my brain off and watching a thoroughly entertaining movie!

Though there have been over the past couple of years movies and series of this kind, like "Extraction", they are still rather the exception and not the norm. While this movie is not perfect, I'd rather take something like "Extraction" over almost anything being churned out by modern day Hollywood..