In late August 2018, it was announced that Hargrave would direct Dhaka written by Joe Russo with Chris Hemsworth was set to star. In November 2018, Randeep Hooda, Golshifteh Farahani, David Harbour, Pankaj Tripathi, Priyanshu Painyuli, and Rudhraksh Jaiswal rounded out the film's cast. At the same time, principal photography commenced, and wrapped in March 2019. Filming took place in Ahmedabad and Mumbai, India; as well as Ban Pong and Ratchaburi, Thailand under the new working title Out of the Fire. In late February 2020, the film's title was finally revealed to be Extraction.
The film stars Hemsworth, Hooda, Farahani, Harbour, Tripathi, Painyuli, and Jaiswal. The cast get to make vivid impressions, but of course it's Hemsworth who must carry this swiftly paced picture. As rugged as ever and attractively weathered, he does so with ease. The dialogue between the cast and Hemsworth's entertaining performance make this action worth seeing.
A slightly underwhelming action thriller derivative of the great Escape from New York. But not without its cheesy only-in-the-1980s charm. The film is too preposterous to be a good one. But in keeping with its title, it does provide a couple of hours of entertaining escapism. Hargrave's debut feature isn't smart, it doesn't have anything to say about the human condition and it never takes itself remotely seriously, but none of that matters with a film this much fun. Hargrave's vision of modern Dhaka, Bangladesh is a go-for-broke action extravaganza that satirizes the genre at the same time it's exploiting it. Not exactly the movie that would rescue Hargrave's sagging career, but it makes for an entertaining Saturday matinee show nonetheless. Intermittently clever ideas are rarely executed to full effect, but the film moves reasonably well on its way to surround-sound pyrotechnics amid a climactic aerial attack. An adrenaline fuelled amalgamation of frantic thrill-per-minute action with the claustrophobic tension of a modern action thriller. They don't make 'em like this anymore, except when they do and you remember why they stopped. Daft, but broadly enjoyable if you're in a charitable mood. Lean, fun, and always equipped with a one-liner, the film is refreshingly free of the bull**** that plagues so many genre films. It is a film derivative of several notable genre classics, but the film does offer some entertainment value. Nothing in this Russo Brothers-produced Netflix-filler is at all novel or particularly well-orchestrated, so it's down to an enjoyably sarcastic script to come to its rescue.
A slightly underwhelming action thriller derivative of the great Escape from New York. But not without its cheesy only-in-the-1980s charm. The film is too preposterous to be a good one. But in keeping with its title, it does provide a couple of hours of entertaining escapism. Hargrave's debut feature isn't smart, it doesn't have anything to say about the human condition and it never takes itself remotely seriously, but none of that matters with a film this much fun. Hargrave's vision of modern Dhaka, Bangladesh is a go-for-broke action extravaganza that satirizes the genre at the same time it's exploiting it. Not exactly the movie that would rescue Hargrave's sagging career, but it makes for an entertaining Saturday matinee show nonetheless. Intermittently clever ideas are rarely executed to full effect, but the film moves reasonably well on its way to surround-sound pyrotechnics amid a climactic aerial attack. An adrenaline fuelled amalgamation of frantic thrill-per-minute action with the claustrophobic tension of a modern action thriller. They don't make 'em like this anymore, except when they do and you remember why they stopped. Daft, but broadly enjoyable if you're in a charitable mood. Lean, fun, and always equipped with a one-liner, the film is refreshingly free of the bull**** that plagues so many genre films. It is a film derivative of several notable genre classics, but the film does offer some entertainment value. Nothing in this Russo Brothers-produced Netflix-filler is at all novel or particularly well-orchestrated, so it's down to an enjoyably sarcastic script to come to its rescue.
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