Extraction

There is a strange paradox in the roles played by Chris Hemsworth. The Australian actor is best known to the general public for his role as Thor in Marvel films. He managed to transform this divine appearance into an extremely friendly and good-natured character. However, when he plays flesh-and-blood people, they are often awkwardly endowed with a kind of divine status. In other words, his Thor is more human than the people he plays. This is mainly due to the deadly serious tone. Not that every movie needs the frivolous tone of Marvel movies, but Hemsworth is frankly bored when he plays a prim firebrand and has to leave his charm at home. Extraction does little to dispel this. In fact, you already know what time it is when Hemsworth's character, after his appearance (or, rather, the second appearance, since the film contains an unnecessary prologue), simply steps off a cliff to dive thirty meters down into the water to rest at the bottom of the lake. Are we already impressed, guys? This Tyler Rake specializes in solving kidnappings. One of those jobs where a client arrives by helicopter to his remote home, exchanging only a few words and giving almost no details about the task. So why not just call? The answer is probably no more eloquent than the "Yes, but... helicopter!"