Director: Steven C Miller
Writer: Umair Aleem, Max Adams (Screenplay)
Starring: Bruce Willis, Kellan Lutz, Gina Carano, D.B. Sweeney, Joshua Mikel, Steve Coulter
Plot: A former CIA operative is kidnapped by a group of terrorists. When his son learns there is no plan for his father to be saved, he launches his own rescue operation.
Tagline – To save his family, he must save the world.
Runtime: 1 Hour 22 Minutes
There may be spoilers in the rest of the review
Story: Extraction starts when CIA agent Leonard (Willis) sees his wife killed by a group he was operating under, with his son Harry (Lutz) being unable to pull the trigger for his own safety. Years later Harry is now a fully trained operative, one who is ready for the field work and after Leonard is captured, Harry must go against orders to save the day and prove his worth.
Harry must team up with his former lover and fellow agent Victoria (Carano) to get to the truth about what has happened to his father, going against all the orders placed on front of him.
Thoughts on Extraction
Thoughts – Extraction is an action thriller that will put a young CIA agent in action against his higher ups plans to help try and protect his father who has become a hostage, all to prove himself after their family got torn about by a criminal targeting them. This is one of those action films that has a basic enough story and that looks to bring a twist of two along to try and shake the audience perception of what they have seen. Everything works for an easy watch, with the role of Bruce Willis being what you would expect, more of a supporting role, while the younger action star Kellan Lutz must carry the most action packed sequences in the film. This isn’t a terrible one of the typical Bruce Willis bargain bin collection, but it doesn’t give us anything like we would like to expect from him.
Final Thoughts – Extraction is an easy watch action film that will do all the basic well, even if it ends up being more forgettable than anything.