to save the kid, whose father is in prison, and
Tyler Rake sets off to Dhaka to track him down.
There, the criminal underworld plays out in
broad daylight, with crime bosses, child soldiers,
corrupt police and an overall vibe of instability
populating the streets. Tyler Rake finds the kid
easily enough, but then things start to get more
complicated when he discovers that he’s not
the only one looking for Ovi (and ready to kill to
get him).
But don’t despair, Tyler Rake has about two
hours of non-stop fight in him before he gets
to that bridge and the blurry flashbacks. He’ll
fight, and win, against anyone who comes in
his way — even a group of kids. He doesn’t kill
any of them, though. He just kind of injures and
disables the “Goonies from hell.”
The word distraction has started to lose all
meaning this deep into our home lockdowns,
but there is a certain comfort in curling up with
a big, silly action pic like “Extraction.” It reminds
you of something you might have spent
money on to see in an ice-cold theater on a hot
summer day.
“Extraction,” a Netflix release, is rated R by the
Motion Picture Association of America for
“strong bloody violence throughout, language
and brief drug use.” Running time: 118 minutes.
Two and a half stars out of four.
MPAA Definition of R: Restricted. Under 17 requires accompanying
parent or adult guardian. (But since it’s on Netflix, it’s more of a
suggestion than a requirement).