Extraction is technically well made, and features action that is shot at exciting angles and is paced just right to keep it grounded enough to pass off as realistic, it manages to pull that off over movies like "John Wick 3" where the absurdity and frequency of the action becomes numbing.

Where Extraction gets tiring for me was the entire premise of the story being delivered in such small and IMHO insignificant chunks that any opportunity to flesh out the main protagonist played by Hemsworth is ultimately squandered. The movie feels like a video game where the viewer is taken through one action-packed scene to the next all while the human element of the characters is left woefully unexplored.

The art of action movie making seems to have shifted more to elaborate stunt and special effect extravaganza, while ignoring the more intimate and quite moments needed for the characters to become likeable enough for you to care for them. Comparing modern action movies to the offerings from the 70-90's era, it becomes all too evident to me that this genre has seen a noticeable decline in quality over the years and extraction is a painful reminder of this.