REVIEW: EXTRACTION 2

3.5/5

Extract Revenge.

122 Mins. Starring: Chris Hemsworth, Golshifteh Farahani, Adam Bessa, Olga Kurylenko, Daniel Bernhardt, Tinatin Dalakishvili, Andro Japaridze & (?). Director: Sam Hargrave. On: Netflix. 

"ANOTHEEEER" 'Extraction' movie produced by the Russo brothers is here. All as avenging star Chris Hemsworth seems to be hanging up his hammer as Thor Odinson, at least for now. Swinging onto your laptop small screen home theatres the same time an animated 'Spider-Man: Across The Spider-Verse' does here in Japan, along with the multiverse of another superhero in 'The Flash'. Cross commercially promoted with 'Fubar' star 'Arnold' who is taking over Netflix right now. Tudum! Hemsworth and Schwarzenegger have met in elevators and in gyms in real life. But don't count on an expendable Arnie cameo in 'Extraction 2'. Even if the action hero legend says that stars like him don't retire, "they just reload". There is an A-list cameo from another star though that shouldn't be spoiled. One familiar with showing Hemsworth the way in a cool as hell, heaven sent reunion. Making the idea of 'Extraction 3' seem like a terrific trilogy. 

You thought his Tyler created character was dead, falling off a bridge. All until you continued watching from beneath the pool for the post-credits scene like these Russos were giving you another Marvel movie. Now raking it in, Chris Hemsworth is back a perhaps the last new action hero, alongside Dwayne 'The Rock' Johnson in this Hollywood hard place. Showing he has the bullets and brawn to match Keanu Reeves' 'John Wick' clip for hit. Arming up like a 'Commando' and handling firearms with those forearms like 'Rambo'. And let's not forget the f###ing funny potty mouth from this man, that becomes instantly quotable, mate. The Aussie rules the beefed up big-screen this blockbuster belongs on. Especially on an epic one-shot, even bigger and better than the last one. Prison breaking like a fellow Netflix 'Daredevil' hero. The 'Red Dawn' star has many actioners that he can hang his 'Blackhat' on, but with this super sequel, Hemsworth can now extract another franchise and famous character without wearing his mother's drapes. Although we already miss the God of Thunder. 

Thunderbolts of shoot and beat 'em up action light up the cameras as dynamite director Sam Hargrave (a second-unit director for 'The Mandalorian') is back from the cradle to the second beat of his surname. Written by Joe Russo and based on the 'Ciudad' graphic novel by the 'Citadel' creators (those bros) and Andre Parks, Fernando León González and Eric Skillman. Sure the plot could be written on a few comic book panels, but after a training montage Schwarzenegger and Stallone would be proud of, this rock of a hard man recovers and gets to work for a film that if made in the golden era of 90s popcorn, Planet Hollywood action would have been like 'Under Siege 2'. Back then it would have been the biggest film of the year on the scale of 'The Fugitive'. It would have probably even had its own video game (still could). Now this sharp knife of an action cut is above the rest and the dull blade of Ryan Gosling's 'The Gray Man', starring another avenging Chris in Evans. 

Hemsworth and the other Hollywood highlight aren't the only members of this team that get your seal of approval. 'Body Of Lies' and 'Paterson' star Golshifteh Farahani is back again and this time widow making and kicking even more ass, back in military grade black with Chris. As this former stuntman Hargrave's picture features more slight of hand-to-hand combat than those suits do Velcro hidden compartments. Amazon Prime 'Hanna' star Adam Bessa is also back to his best as her brother, even if you won't wear his shirt. Martial artist Daniel Bernhardt makes for a good villain in Konstantine. Hot on the heels of Tinatin Dalakishvili's mother, motivated to run for her family. Including a standout performance from Andro Japaridze as her son, more forgiving, or not understanding, the sins of his father. Yet it's Ukrainian and French actress Olga Kurylenko whose character offers even more insight and light into all of this and the extracted backstory. The 'Hitman', 007 'Quantum Of Solace', 'Oblivion' and 'Black Widow' Taskmaster brings as much star power to this franchise as the aforementioned special guest. But no one puts it down like Hemsworth. Back from the character dead, he breathes new life into not only this sequel and Netflix movies, but also the dying action hero genre itself. Now, if he can just pull out a third charm. TIM DAVID HARVEY. 

Further Filming: 'Extraction', 'The Gray Man', 'Under Siege 2'.