I didn't expect much going into Extraction. Since it's directed by stunt coordinator Sam Hargrave, I had a feeling the action would be impressive and indeed it was but everything else was lacking in comparison.

Extraction follows Tyler Rake, a mercenary who goes on a deadly extraction mission where he has to rescue a huge crime lord's kidnapped son.

The biggest enjoyment you can get from Extraction is the action sequences. I have to give a huge amount of credit to everyone who worked on the choreography of the action. All the action scenes are brutal and look very realistic. There is this incredible 10 minute sequence that looks like it's done in one take which is any action lover's dream. The camerawork and stunts during that scene are really well done. I can't imagine the amount of time that would've been invested just on that one scene. I wish I could say the same for the script.

If you're going to watch this film for the plot and characters, then you will be disappointed. The Russo Brothers, who made films like Avengers: Infinity War and Avengers: Endgame, wrote the screenplay and it's pretty bad. Apart from the action, there is nothing else to it. We barely learn about Hemsworth's character and the relationship between him and Jaiswal was extremely underdeveloped. This made it so difficult for me to care about them especially the end where it mattered. David Harbour is in the film but he didn't get to do much. He was completely wasted. There wasn't much to the villain either. A movie like John Wick has great action scenes as well but at the same time there is a good amount of character development within it.

Extraction is very forgettable. The action is commendable but I've seen better in films like John Wick and The Raid. Chris Hemsworth and Randeep Hooda were good but the material they had to work with had a lot left to be desired.