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Extraction breaks no new ground in the action genre, but it does offer some thrills and plenty of violence. I would assume there are more gunshots than words in this film, which speaks volumes to the focus of this movie. Chris Hemsworth's character, Tyler Rake, is a stereotypical action protagonist: drug abuse issue, lives in seclusion, never misses a shot, and seemingly invincible among other action protagonist stereotypes. The antagonists in this film are written very shallow, they only serve the purpose of sending expendables to get killed by Rake. The most interesting character is Saju, the second in command of a gang who's boss's son has been kidnapped. He is given the task of recovering his boss's son or having his family killed. The plot of this film is simple, and there is not much story added to the plot: mercenary hired to rescue a gang leader's son from a rival gang. Director Sam Hargrave has a history of stunt work and it shows in this movie. The stunts are great and the action is oftentimes exhilarating. There is a 20-minute one-shot action sequence that is really engaging to watch. The dialogue is band, this film is really focused on the action, so if you are an action film fan, give it a watch! If you like more substance over violence, no need to watch. Overall I give this movie a 6/10.