Extraction (2015)
Rated R
Starring Kellan Lutz, Gina Carano, Bruce Willis, D.B. Sweeney
Directed by Steven Miller
The Story:
Harry Turner (Lutz) has been training to be the best C.I.A. field operative since his dad, Leonard (Willis). He keeps getting denied because his dad keeps calling in favors to keep his son safe. When Leonard is kidnapped, Harry goes rogue to save him. Victoria (Carano) an ex-flame and current agent is assigned to bring Harry in, but they both will need to work together to find Leonard's kidnappers and stop something much, much bigger than they realize.
It's a movie about spies, so you need to be brief and vague on the review.
To its benefit, this movie is brief, clocking in under 90 minutes and it's not bad, so not a total waste of your time.
Contrary to movie posters and billing, Bruce Willis is not the star, it's Kellan Lutz who is being groomed to be part of the next generation of action heroes.
We were spoiled with our 80s and 90s action stars. They were often many things, but rarely wooden.
Most of the actors that are getting handed these franchises have little personality or charisma.
Lutz carried most of the Hercules movie a few years back.
No, not the one that was overshadowed by The Rock a few months later.
:)
He just doesn't do anything to stand out in the generic leading action star department.
Films like this aren't helping him much either.
So again, not bad, but probably a million other action films you can get to before you need to watch this one.
Final Grade: C
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