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Netflix: with a plot that feels like it came out of a can, all that's left is non-stop scenes of bloody, gory violence..

Netflix: Gun-for-hire Tyler Rake is working the deadliest mission of his life - rescuing the son of a dangerous international drug lord from a rival criminal. And the clock is running out...

Release date April 24, 2020

Run Time: 120 minutes

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Tyler Rake (Chris Hemsworth) is a skilled mercenary who has spent his adult life in some of the most dangerous parts of the world, working for (or against) some of the most dangerous people. His reputation for violence has brought him to the attention of Saju (Randeep Hooda), the lieutenant for India’s biggest drug lord whose son, Ovi (Rudraksh Jaiswal) has been kidnapped by one of his rivals, Amir Ashif (Priyanshi Painyuli). But when Tyler finds the kid, he also realizes that this op was bigger than he expected. Now he’s on the run from police, thugs, and his own employer.

This isn’t exactly a breakthrough in the genre. Someone at Netflix went into a big warehouse, pulled a script out of a box labeled “Generic Action Movie No. 2”, and cast the biggest star they could in the lead to make sure it drew viewers. So don’t go into this expecting some dramatic, heartfelt, well-considered action. Expect to see Chris Hemsworth shooting his way through Bangladesh and making an absolute mess of the place.

Extraction falls into the category of “messy” action - you know, the kind where people bleed when you shoot them (as opposed to PG-13 action, where they just fall over). In this film, they just so happen to bleed a lot . It’s sort of like watching a bunch of Capri-Sun juice packets with firecrackers in them. I can deal with that, but this film has a disconcerting amount of violence directed against children. The rival drug lord seems to have a small army of children, one of whom gets beaten by our ever-benevolent hero - but it’s fine, because he didn’t shoot them or anything, I guess. That plus the profanity and occasional drug use makes this totally unsuitable for family viewing.

While the action is largely well done, I have a few issues with Extraction that make it hard to recommend to anyone. I dislike the trope of the brooding white guy with some vague personal tragedy in his past using said vague trauma as an excuse for slaughtering dozens of people for money. Call me picky, but I find a man who literally kills for the highest bidder hard to root for as the ethical hero of the piece. Sure, he hasn’t shot a kid lately (which does make him stand out in this movie), but he’s still an international gun for hire with very few qualms about how much murder it takes for him to get paid. Hardly an endearing quality.

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Why is Extraction rated R? Extraction is rated R by the MPAA for strong bloody violence throughout, language and brief drug use.

Violence: Dozens of people are bloodily shot to death, including some teenagers. A child is thrown off a roof. People are severely beaten. An individual is choked to death. A person is stabbed through the face with a rake. People are hit by cars. People are blown up. A person sets his own broken nose. An individual is shown after cutting off their own finger. Sexual Content: None. Profanity: There are 19 uses of extreme profanity, 14 uses of scatological curses, and dozens of other profanities and terms of deity. Alcohol / Drug Use: People are shown drinking in a social context. An individual is implied to be abusing oxycontin. Teenagers are shown smoking marijuana.

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Extraction Parents' Guide

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Perhaps the best version of this film’s take on kinetic action is the John Wick series, which has bar none the most incredible combat choreography and cinematography in the genre. Those looking for another interpretation might enjoy Gemini Man , starring Will Smith and…Will Smith. (Just don’t watch it in 3-D.) The Bourne Identity and its sequels, The Bourne Supremacy and The Bourne Ultimatum , also feature elaborate action sequences, but with a more spy/thriller plot.

This movie features a very well-armed and prepared response from Indian government forces- something that has not always been the case. Hotel Mumbai depicts the real-life 2008 terrorist attack on the Taj Mahal Palace Hotel in India, and the response of the unprepared and ill-equipped local police.

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Edge-of-your-seat action in violent and bloody sequel.

Parents Need to Know

Parents need to know that Extraction 2 is a 2023 action movie sequel to 2020's Extraction in which a mercenary (Chris Hemsworth) and his team go off to rescue his ex-wife's sister and kids from a ruthless gangster in the Republic of Georgia. Expect a near-constant barrage of action and war violence,…

Why Age 16+?

Constant action movie violence. Fighting with all manners of firearms and weapon

"F--k" used several times. "Motherf--ker" used twice. Also: "a-hole, "bulls--t,"

Shot drinking. Beer drinking.

Any Positive Content?

While the villains are incredibly violent and well-armed gangsters from the Repu

Violence & Scariness

Constant action movie violence. Fighting with all manners of firearms and weaponry throughout the movie. Shooting deaths at close (and far) range. Stabbings in the throat, the chest; blood. A man is killed by another man shoving a pitchfork through his throat -- bloody and gory. A man is stabbed in the throat with a hot poker, also bloody and gory. Graphic depiction of the surgery of a badly injured man. A wife is slapped hard in the face by her gangster husband. Literally hundreds of deaths at the hands (and feet and firearms) of the lead character and the members of his squad. During a prison riot that breaks out while the lead character tries to free the wife and children of a vicious gangster, the wife is almost dragged away and attacked by one of the prisoners before the lead character rescues her by striking the man in the head with a dumbbell. Explosions. Vehicle chases.

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"F--k" used several times. "Motherf--ker" used twice. Also: "a-hole, "bulls--t," "s--t," "bitch," "asses," "piss," "hell."

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Drinking, Drugs & Smoking

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Diverse Representations

While the villains are incredibly violent and well-armed gangsters from the Republic of Georgia, there's an attempt to show how the civil war that tore the country apart led to them becoming who they became due to the traumas of this conflict.

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Parents need to know that Extraction 2 is a 2023 action movie sequel to 2020's Extraction in which a mercenary ( Chris Hemsworth ) and his team go off to rescue his ex-wife's sister and kids from a ruthless gangster in the Republic of Georgia. Expect a near-constant barrage of action and war violence, including fighting with all varieties of weaponry and casualties that seem to number in the hundreds. Graphic depiction of the surgery of a badly injured man. A man is killed when a villain stabs him through the throat with a pitchfork -- blood and gore. While in the middle of a prison riot, a woman is almost dragged off by one of the prisoners, but he's bludgeoned in the head with a dumbbell before she's hurt. A stabbing in the throat with a hot poker is bloody. Explosions. Vehicle chases. Some profanity, including "f--k" and "motherf--ker." Beer and shot drinking. To stay in the loop on more movies like this, you can sign up for weekly Family Movie Night emails .

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What's the Story?

In EXTRACTION 2, Tyler Rake ( Chris Hemsworth ) is a black-ops mercenary on the road to recovery from the grave injuries from his last mission . Upon recovery, he retires to the deep woods of Austria to live in quiet and isolation. That peace is broken up when his ex-wife sends a mystery man ( Idris Elba ) to track him down to give him a new mission: rescue his ex-wife's sister Ketevan ( Tinatin Dalakishvili ) and kids, who are held in a brutal prison, put there by a brutal gangster after he's sentenced to serve time in the prison in the Republic of Georgia. Tyler is reunited with his assistants Nik ( Golshifteh Farahani ) and Yaz (Adam Bessa) to infiltrate the prison, but it doesn't take long for them to realize that the mission is going to be more difficult than they anticipated, particularly when the Georgian gangsters emerge determined to exact revenge at any and all costs.

Is It Any Good?

This is a truly bananas, edge-of-your-seat action movie. Yes, you will indeed need to suspend your disbelief for much of Extraction 2 , but as escapist action movie fare, once said disbelief is suspended, it's almost nonstop entertainment. Many of the fight and battle scenes are quite intricate, particularly the scenes involving the breakout from the Republic of Georgia prison, presented for several minutes as one unbroken shot. It's impressive in its detail and nonstop fury, even if it's completely over the top.

Somehow, the movie finds time to tell the story, and even provide some backstory to not only the good guys, but also the bad guys as well. Not that there's a ton of nuance and character development, but there's enough to make them more human than what's seen in most action movies of this caliber. It also allows the viewer to "take five" from all the fighting. For older teens and up, this is a fun but violent ride.

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Families can talk about the constant action and war violence in Extraction 2 . How is the violence exaggerated, particularly in how quickly the lead character and the other good guys recover from their injuries?

Did you see Extraction ? How does this sequel compare?

How does the villains' backstory create a sense of context as to why they're acting the way they're acting? What would be lost if that hadn't been in the movie?

Movie Details

• On DVD or streaming : June 16, 2023
• Cast : Chris Hemsworth , Golshifteh Farahani , Tinatin Dalakishvili
• Director : Sam Hargrave
• Inclusion Information : Female actors, Middle Eastern/North African actors
• Studio : Netflix
• Genre : Action/Adventure
• Run time : 123 minutes
• MPAA rating : R
• MPAA explanation : Strong/bloody violence throughout and language.
• Last updated : December 6, 2023

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