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35 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 80The TelegraphRobbie CollinThe TelegraphRobbie CollinLike its absurdly named hero, Extraction gets a serious and deeply silly job done in style.
- 75Entertainment WeeklyLeah GreenblattEntertainment WeeklyLeah GreenblattExtraction mostly delivers what its swaggering trailer promises: international scenery; insidious villains; a taciturn, tree-trunk Aussie. And the comfort of knowing that the kids — or at least the one he came for — are probably alright.
- 63The Globe and Mail (Toronto)Barry HertzThe Globe and Mail (Toronto)Barry HertzAdd it all up, and Extraction’s many creative solutions to reinvigorating the genre nearly balance out its many generic genre problems. So, it’s good enough to take a shot on, especially after a stressful day of isolated modern life. But just one shot.
- 60The GuardianPeter BradshawThe GuardianPeter BradshawExtraction is a little bit hokey and absurd, and the very end has an exasperating cop-out – but it has to be admitted that, in terms of pure action octane, Russo and Hargrave bring the noise.
- 60Time OutPhil de SemlyenTime OutPhil de SemlyenHeady with cordite fumes and high on its violent spectacle, this Chris Hemsworth-fronted action-thriller makes for a surprise-free but passable lockdown watch.
- 50The A.V. ClubIgnatiy VishnevetskyThe A.V. ClubIgnatiy VishnevetskyAdd a script that would have seemed derivative even in the early ’90s, and you begin to get a sense of the kind of undigested pastiche that director Sam Hargrave and writer-producer Joe Russo are going for.
- 50Slant MagazinePat BrownSlant MagazinePat BrownChris Hemsworth’s hyperbolically skilled soldier is borne of childish fantasies about the order of the world.
- 50IndieWireDavid EhrlichIndieWireDavid EhrlichThere’s a fine line between awe and tedium, and sometimes not even Chris Hemsworth is able to blur it for us.
- 50Screen RantSandy SchaeferScreen RantSandy SchaeferDespite the spectacular stunt work, Extraction is a garden-variety action-thriller dragged down by its regressive white savior elements.
- 50SlashfilmChris EvangelistaSlashfilmChris EvangelistaAs far as disposable action flicks go, Extraction makes good on its promise of seeing Chris Hemsworth kill a lot of people. Maybe that’s good enough for a direct-to-Netflix release, but wouldn’t it be nice if all of this mayhem actually added up to something in the end?