Extraction (2020 film)

Extraction is a 2020 American action-thriller film directed by Sam Hargrave (in his feature debut) and written by Joe Russo, based on the graphic novel Ciudad by Ande Parks, Joe Russo, Anthony Russo, Fernando León González, and Eric Skillman.[2] The film stars Chris Hemsworth, Rudhraksh Jaiswal, Randeep Hooda, Golshifteh Farahani, Pankaj Tripathi and David Harbour, and follows a black ops mercenary who must rescue an Indian drug lord's kidnapped son in Dhaka, Bangladesh.

Extraction
Official release poster
Directed bySam Hargrave
Produced by
Screenplay byJoe Russo
Story by
Based onCiudad
by Ande Parks
Joe Russo
Fernando León González
Starring
Music by
CinematographyNewton Thomas Sigel
Edited by
  • Peter B. Ellis
  • Ruthie Aslan
Production
company
  • AGBO
  • Thematic Entertainment
  • India Take One Productions
  • T.G.I.M. Films
Distributed byNetflix
Release date
  • April 24, 2020 (2020-04-24)
Running time
117 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Budget$65 million[1]

The film was released on April 24, 2020, by Netflix. It received mixed reviews from critics, who praised the performances, cinematography and action sequences, but criticized the plot and excessive violence. A sequel is in development.

Plot

After a day at school, Ovi Mahajan – son of an incarcerated Indian drug lord – sneaks out of his house to visit a club, where he is kidnapped by police officers working for rival drug lord Amir Asif. Saju Rav, a former Para (S.F.) operator and Ovi's protector, visits Ovi’s father in prison. Unwilling to pay the ransom as it will hurt the prestige of Ovi's father, Ovi Mahajan Sr. orders Saju to retrieve his son, threatening Saju's own family.

Tyler Rake, a black-market mercenary and former SASR operator, is recruited by fellow mercenary Nik Khan to rescue Ovi from Dhaka, Bangladesh. Rake and Khan’s team prepare to extract Ovi, with his father's men set to pay them once Ovi is recovered. Rake rescues Ovi, kills his captors, and takes him to the extraction point, but his father's men intentionally fail to transfer the funds. Instead, Saju kills Rake's teammates to bring Ovi back himself to avoid any payment to the mercenary group. Learning of Ovi’s escape, Asif orders an immediate lockdown of Dhaka, securing all bridges out of the city.

Khan arranges for a helicopter to extract Rake outside the city and tells him to abandon Ovi as they will not get paid for Ovi's extraction contract. He refuses, haunted by memories of his own son, who died at a young age from lymphoma when he left. After escaping Saju and the corrupt police and tactical units, Rake fights off a gang of boys led by Farhad, a young criminal determined to impress Asif. Rake calls his friend Gaspar, a retired squad-mate living in Dhaka, and he and Ovi lay low at Gaspar’s home. Gaspar reveals Asif has placed a $10 million bounty on Ovi, which he offers to share if Rake allows him to kill Ovi. Rake refuses and fights Gaspar, who gains the upper hand but is fatally shot by Ovi.

Rake calls Saju and asks for his help, forcing them to team up to escape Dhaka. Rake draws attention away from a disguised Saju and Ovi as the two make their way through a bridge checkpoint, then follows to cover their escape. Khan and her remaining mercenaries approach from the opposite side of the bridge, as Asif watches from afar with binoculars. In the ensuing firefight, Saju is sniped by Asif's colonel, who is in turn sniped by Khan. Wounded, Rake instructs Ovi to run to Khan’s waiting helicopter. As Rake follows, he is shot in the neck by Farhad and, seeing Ovi is safe, falls into the river. Ovi, Khan, and the extraction team escape to Mumbai.

Eight months later, Khan kills Asif in a men’s restroom. Ovi jumps into his school’s swimming pool and surfaces to see a man watching him.

Cast

Production

On August 31, 2018, it was announced that Sam Hargrave would direct Dhaka from a screenplay by Joe Russo.[3] In addition, Chris Hemsworth was set to star in the film.[3] In November 2018, the rest of the cast was set.[4][5]

Production began in Ahmedabad and Mumbai in November 2018.[5] Filming next took place in Ban Pong, Ratchaburi, Thailand and plateshots in Dhaka, Bangladesh Tawhid Rike Zaman .[6]

The cast stayed in Nakhon Pathom.[5] Principal production ended in March 2019.[7][8] The film's working title was initially Dhaka but was changed to Out of the Fire,[9] before the final title was revealed to be Extraction on February 19, 2020.

Henry Jackman & Alex Belcher compose the film score, who works together in 21 Bridges while the Russo Brothers producing the film. BMG has released the soundtrack.

Reception

Viewership

Netflix estimated the film would be watched by about 90 million households during its first month of release, the biggest premiere in the site's history.[10][11]

Critical response

On Rotten Tomatoes, the film has an approval rating of 68% and an average rating of 6.13/10, based on 189 reviews. The website's critics consensus reads: "Spectacular stunt work and an electric performance from Chris Hemsworth can't save Extraction from being dragged down by its aimless violence."[12] On Metacritic, the film has a weighted average score of 56 out of 100 based on 35 critics, indicating "mixed or average reviews".[13]

Rohan Naahar of the Hindustan Times praised the performances of Hemsworth and Hooda, and wrote: "Featuring one of the most stunning action scenes in recent memory... [the film] is breakneck and bonkers."[14] Entertainment Weekly's Leah Greenblatt gave the film a "B" and wrote that it "mostly delivers what its swaggering trailer promises: international scenery; insidious villains; a taciturn, tree-trunk Aussie."[15]

Writing for Rolling Stone, Peter Travers gave the film 2 out of 5 stars and said: "Aiming for the fight poetry of the John Wick franchise, Extraction comes closer to a series of stunts strung together to look like an ultraviolent video game (think Manhunt 2) in which the avatars are played by actual humans."[16]

Extraction was criticized by several outlets as having "white savior" elements.[17][18] Variety called the film "a white-savior version of Man on Fire,"[17] while Screen Rant said that the film's "regressive white savior elements" drag it down.[18] In an overall positive review, Scott Mendelson of Forbes wrote: "Look, let's get this out of the way. Yes, director Sam Hargrave and writer Joe Russo's Extraction... is an arguably 'problematic' white savior flick but it’s also a solid action-adventure".[19]

The Daily Star expressed concern over the representation of Dhaka, calling the representation "bleak and inaccurate".[20][21] BBC Bangla also noted many complaints online about the portrayal of Dhaka and Bangladesh in the film.[22][23]

Sequel

In May 2020, it was reported Joe Russo had been hired to write a sequel to the film, with the intention of both Sam Hargrave and Chris Hemsworth returning.[24][25]

References

  1. Kit, Borys (April 24, 2020). "Year After Record 'Avengers: Endgame' B.O. Launch, AGBO's Joe & Anthony Russo Open 'Extraction' On Netflix". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved April 24, 2020.
  2. Extraction (2020) on IMDb
  3. Fleming, Mike, Jr. (August 30, 2018). "Busy AGBO Sets India Kidnap Drama 'Dhaka' At Netflix: Chris Hemsworth Stars & Sam Hargrave Helms Joe Russo Script". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved April 9, 2020.
  4. Kit, Borys (November 16, 2018). "David Harbour Joins Chris Hemsworth in Russo Brothers Action Movie 'Dhaka' (Exclusive)". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved April 9, 2020.
  5. Wiseman, Andreas (November 29, 2018). "Russo Brothers Wrap Indian Leg of Netflix Pic 'Dhaka' With Chris Hemsworth, David Harbour, Golshifteh Farahani". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved April 9, 2020.
  6. Sundriyal, Diksha (April 24, 2020). "Netflix's Extraction Filming Locations". TheCinemaholic.
  7. Kit, Borys (August 30, 2018). "Chris Hemsworth to Star in Action Thriller 'Dhaka' for the Russo Bros". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved April 9, 2020.
  8. "Chris Hemsworth begins shooting for Netflix film 'Dhaka' in India". New Indian Express. November 5, 2018. Retrieved April 9, 2020.
  9. Langley, Edwina (April 17, 2020). "When is Extraction released on Netflix?". RadioTimes.
  10. Bennett, Anita (May 2, 2020). "Chris Hemsworth Thanks Fans As 'Extraction' Looks To Become Netflix's Biggest-Ever Film Premiere". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved May 2, 2020.
  11. Edwards, Chris (May 4, 2020). "Chris Hemsworth's Extraction is going to set a huge Netflix record". Digital Spy. Retrieved June 10, 2020.
  12. "Extraction (2020)". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved June 24, 2020.
  13. "Extraction (2020) Reviews". Metacritic. Retrieved May 9, 2020.
  14. Naahar, Rohan (April 22, 2020). "Extraction movie review: Breakneck and bonkers, Chris Hemsworth, Randeep Hooda's Netflix film is shot of adrenaline we need right now". Hindustan Times. Retrieved April 22, 2020.
  15. Greenblatt, Leah (April 22, 2020). "Chris Hemsworth brings in the pain in blunt Netflix thriller Extraction: Review". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved April 22, 2020.
  16. Travers, Peter (April 22, 2020). "'Extraction': Another Bullet Ballet That Needs Serious Target Practice". Rolling Stone. Retrieved April 22, 2020.
  17. Debruge, Peter (April 22, 2020). "'Extraction' on Netflix: Film Review". Variety.
  18. "Extraction Review". ScreenRant. April 24, 2020.
  19. Scott Mendelsohn (April 22, 2020). "Chris Hemsworth's 'Extraction' Is Netflix's Best Blockbuster Since 'Mowgli'". Forbes.com. Retrieved May 4, 2020.
  20. "A bleak and inaccurate Dhaka, but Dhaka nonetheless". The Daily Star. April 9, 2020. Retrieved May 8, 2020.
  21. "Bangladesh according to Hollywood: Govt should take measures to stop misrepresentation". The Daily Star. May 3, 2020. Retrieved May 8, 2020.
  22. মাসুদ, রায়হান (2020-04-26). "নেটফ্লিক্সের এই সিনেমাটি নিয়ে কেন এত বিতর্ক হচ্ছে" [Why is there so much criticism in Bangladesh about Netflix movie 'Extraction' made in the context of Dhaka and Mumbai?]. BBC News বাংলা (in Bengali). Retrieved 2020-04-26.
  23. "Raffael Ahsan's Extraction story: The lone Bangladeshi on a Hollywood set". Dhaka Tribune. 2020-05-09. Retrieved 2020-05-13.
  24. Fleming Jr., Mike (May 4, 2020). "Joe Russo Closes Deal To Script 'Extraction 2,' New Installment Of Netflix Smash Chris Hemsworth Pic". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved May 4, 2020.
  25. Admin (2020-05-13). "Extraction Netflix Movie Cast, Sequel Development| Watch Online". News23 Online. Retrieved 2020-05-13.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.