Story: A fearless mercenary Tyler Rake (Chris Hemsworth) embarks on a suicide mission to rescue a powerful drug lord’s kidnapped son Ovi Mahajan (Rudhraksh Jaiswal). Will he succeed in this deadly extraction and at what cost?

Review: Once director Sam Hargrave’s ‘Extraction’ gets into the action mode, there’s simply no stopping it. And that is the biggest highlight of this high-octane actioner that will give you the thrills and the chills as it leaves nothing to the imagination. But the same cannot be said for the film’s weak writing that lacks the conviction to mount so much death and destruction on a wafer-thin plot. The story is simple. It revolves around characters who are constantly flirting with death and danger. However, none of them are etched out in detail. The film’s leading man Tyler Rake’s extreme lethality and scant regard for his own life is explained through a short referential scene. But the rest of the characters don’t even get that. Thankfully, most of the performances are quite above average.

Chris Hemsworth totally kills it as the brutal yet sensitive Tyler. He is extremely convincing as the deadly killing machine with his brooding good looks and rippling muscles. Randeep Hooda as Saju is equally good, if not better. He stands his own in front of Hemsworth in high-voltage action sequences and is equally good in the emotional ones as well. Although, his long locks that were perhaps meant to make him look menacing are quite a distraction. Teenager Rudhraksh Jaiswal portrays the vulnerability of a kidnapped youngster quite well. Pankaj Tripathi is wasted in one forgettable scene. And the film’s main villain Amir Asif played by Priyanshu Painyuli is its weakest link. Neither does he physically suit the role of a dreaded drug lord nor does his lackluster performance incite any fear.

The narrative doesn’t offer any explanation as to how the government can turn a blind eye to such relentless killing of its security forces over a kidnapped teenager from a neighbouring country. ‘Extraction’ lacks practicality in its story, but set in Bangladesh, the execution is gritty and real. And director Sam Hargrave who has coordinated stunts in many Marvel movies makes up for a lot with his spectacular action. There are thrilling car chases, indiscriminate gun battles, helicopters blown up mid-air and a breathtaking 11-minute single-shot sequence - enough to give you the adrenaline rush with its world-class action.