Review of Extraction 2 (2023) by Eludiumq36 — 04 Jul 2023

Extraction II (6/16/23, Netflix, R, 2hr, D/Sam Hargrave), written/produced by the Russo brothers, continues the high octane action from 2020's original. Filmed across four countries, "Tyler" (Thor's Chris Hemsworth) is hired out of retirement to extract his ex-wife's sister and kids from a Czech prison, but he and his team of two are up against a huge, ruthless band of a drug/arms runners.

There's lots of intense hand-to-hand fighting since everyone is wearing layers of body armor, lots of chases, and lots of equipment destruction. The betrayal that the story turns on is understandable but it's executed stupidly, in fact there are a few stupid moments mixed in with all the octane and that's why you're seeing some low reviews, and it's why I knocked this down to a 7.

Also, Hemsworth doesn't act so much as fight/bludgeon, his character is more Neanderthal than modern action hero so that's a problem too. Anyway, they all but telegraphed there'd be a third adventure minus "Yaz", so this might be a new action franchise we're seeing unfold.