Quarantine Watch #658: Extraction (2020)

This was a lot of fun and shows why we let experience stuntmen direct movies. We get the best action sequences out of it. I loved the location. Using Bangladesh, a not often seen in Hollywood films, was so great. The location reminded me a lot of the favelas of Rio in CITY OF GOD or FAST FIVE .I think it was super smart to have the tracking shot scene early on in the film. It really set the template for what the film was. If it happened as a climax the film wouldn’t have the same impact. I liked the team a lot, I wish they had been more involved. Aside from the girl we barely seen everyone and its Hemsworth, behind enemy lines, trying to survive. I’d love to see prequel films that showcases this mercenary team. The plot is nothing new, innovative, or at all interesting. The entire film felt a lot like a RAMBO sequel or TERMINATOR 2 (specifically in how he needs to protect the kid). I’m surprised that the Russo Brothers made it mainly because they also produced 21 BRIDGES which has A LOT of similarities and came out only a year before. The both involve manhunts with someone in power, “Closing all the bridges.”

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