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Extraction 2 (2023) • Netflix Original Chris Hemsworth returns as Tyler Rake in a sequel that knows exactly what many viewers came to see: bold action, dangerous situations, and very little time to catch your breath. How do you make an action sequel feel bigger without simply adding more explosions? Extraction 2 has a pretty simple answer: put Tyler Rake in increasingly dangerous situations and keep pushing the action until you start wondering how much more punishment one man can possibly take. That may sound excessive, and sometimes it is. But that is also a big part of the fun. What impressed me most about this sequel was how bold the action was. The movie rarely seems satisfied with an ordinary fight or chase. Just when ...

Extraction (2020) movie poster. Source: Netflix. Used for review and commentary purposes. Some action movies spend a long time preparing for the big fight. Extraction does not seem very interested in waiting. Directed by Sam Hargrave and starring Chris Hemsworth, Extraction (2020) is a hard-hitting action thriller built around a dangerous rescue mission. The story is simple enough to follow, but the movie's real strength is the way it puts you close to the action and rarely gives you much time to relax. I especially enjoyed how the action becomes more intense as the movie moves toward its final stretch. The battle around the bridge was the sequence that stayed with me the most. Without giving away what happens, it feels like the danger, exhaustion, and pressure that have been building throughout the movie finally come together in one brutal confront...