The new Netflix release, “Extraction 2”, is one of the few action movies where a bare minimum story is actually better because the action scenes and special effects are so spectacular.
Over 20 years ago Netflix started as a movie DVD company with no late fees. It is amazing to see how far this company has come, with the movies they produce that in many cases are as expensive and impressive as any mainstream movie. Netflix released the action movie Extraction in April 2020, also starring actor Chris Hemsworth as Tyler Rake, a black market mercenary. In Extraction 2, Rake’s new assignment is to extract a ruthless gangster prisoner and his entire family from a prison.
Most impressive about this action movie are the intense and well-shot fight scenes, which are not only long but seem extremely dangerous for the actors to shoot without being seriously injured. It’s one thing to be a bankable actor making impressive movies, it is quite another thing to realize the physical work involved along with the potential danger when practicing and choreographing dangerous hand-to-hand fighting scenes.
Along with Hemsworth are actors Golshifteh Farahani and Adam Bessa who play Nik Khan and her brother Yaz Khan who are equally impressive in their dangerous fight scenes throughout this film.
The scenes involving a moving train and attacking helicopters are as impressive action sequences that I have ever seen. I often wondered how the director pulled off some of the spectacular explosions and gunfire many times while watching this very good movie. There are other scenes where people are dangling from a high-rise building and falling through glass after hanging on trying not to fall, all the while shooting some of the most dangerous action fight sequences ever filmed.
Extraction 2 is much better and has many more spectacular action sequences than the first installment. The acting is also very well done and believable.
The Rotten Tomatoes ratings for Extraction 2 are atoo low 76% with my rating 90% and a strong recommendation.
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