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Movie Reviews of Extract
Movie Review: Funny well made movie
Summary: 5 Stars
Excellent well made movie. Very well written with wonderful actors. It made my wife and I laugh and we have seen it numerouse times. It is well worth owning this dvd.Movie Review: Great Movie Funny
Summary: 5 Stars
It is a funny movie but is not for little kids to watch but has everything you need in life drinking smokin sex ectMovie Review: Funny
Summary: 5 Stars
This is a funny movie. I was not laughing out loud but had a smile on face all the time while watching.Movie Review: An Emotional Sequel to OFFICE SPACE Or Peter Gibbons Ten Years-Later
Summary: 4 Stars
Joel Reynolds (Jason Bateman) owns Reyonld's Extract, an extract company that he started on his own. It's a successful business with a "family" atmosphere, e.g. Joel knows the name of everyone of his employees, Joel's office is easily accessible by anyone, and one side filled with windows that can be seen from the manufacturing floor. It seems that Joel has a good life, but Joel is frustrated. His wife, Suzie (Kristin Wiig) has been keeping him sexually frustrated for months on end. He likes his company, but he works so much that he believes it's one of the contributing factors in his wife's lack of interest. He has an annoying neighbor, named Nathan (David Koechner), that snoops around and won't leave him alone. Then General Mills calls with a proposed buyout. Joel begins to believe he will be able to retire wealthy and spend more time with his wife. All of that becomes endangered when a loyal employee, Step (Clifton Collins, Jr.) is the victim of a freak accident. A female drifting con named Cindy (Mila Kunis) learns about the accident. She gets a temp job at Reynold's and flirts with Joel. Meanwhile, she secretly begins dating Step in an attempt to get him to sue Reynold's Extract for millions of dollars. Joel doesn't know what to do and seeks help from his drugged-out best friend, Dean (Ben Affleck) which leads to a series of farcical events.
There are some well done performances in the movie. Jason Bateman is usually always a joy to watch. He's typecast as the good father who is just trying to build a good life but is surrounded by crazy family and friends, but no one can play that role so well. Ben Affleck gives one of his best performances in years; Affleck plays crazy kooks much better than he does dramatic, serious leading men. Mila Kunis is very pretty, but Cindy really isn't much more than a plot device. Kristin Wiig is a really funny actress, but other than one or two moments her comedic abilities are restrained. Some will probably be disappointed by that, but I was glad to see Wiig in a role that isn't over-the-top.
EXTRACT is a quite little film. There are some comically absurd moments, but there's also a layer of humor that is much more subtle. There's a lot of warmth in the movie. In fact, if one were to extract some of the more outrageous moments of the movie, EXTRACT reminds me of some of the comedies from the late 1930s-1940s. The character development and much of the humor is subdued. It's a type of humor that in our in-your-face culture is often lost on the mindless whims of the populace. In many ways the movie is an emotional sequel to OFFICE SPACE. In that movie the lead character, Peter Gibbons, eventually quits his job. Though the characters are different, EXTRACT is a look at Peter Gibbons ten years later. I really enjoyed it.
Movie Review: Mike Judge's patented brand of intelligent insanity comes through again.
Summary: 4 Stars
From the mind of Mike Judge ("Office Space") comes "Extract," a movie about the mundane daily struggles of Joel Reynolds (Jason Bateman). Joel is the owner of a flavoring extract plant where he is forced to babysit his mismatched and unmotivated employees and dreams of the day he can sell the company off and stop working altogether. His wife, Suzie (SNL's Kristen Wiig) sits at home, depressed and lonely, while Joel struggles to make it home before the eight o'clock deadline when she puts on her sweatpants and all hopes of coitus are squashed. A con-woman (Mila Kunis) comes into the picture, hoping to capitalize on a pending lawsuit against the company as well as catching Joel's eye. Not knowing what to do, he turns to his drug-peddling bartender friend (Ben Affleck) who in turn suggests he hires a gigolo to have an affair with his wife so he can go forward with his own affair, guilt-free.
If it sounds ludicrous and over-the-top, it is. Mike Judge's films always have a way of spinning everyday-life situations in the wildest ways. What starts out with the best (well, sort of) intentions quickly spirals downward into a mess beyond repair. Like "Office Space," "Extract" is Judge's version of what happens when the everyday, working-class man gets bored and decides to do something about it. Is it meant to be a cautionary tale or simply a social commentary? Whatever the answer, it works on both levels. You'll laugh at Joel's misfortunes while a little part of you feels sympathy knowing deep down that he is simply a nice guy gone wrong and that things like this (although not as extreme) could happen to any one of us. That sort of twisted reality is what makes a good Mike Judge film, and no doubt, this is another of his that is destined to become a cult-classic.
Thankfully, though, the movie isn't so wacky that it loses its humanity. Despite some odd performances in the film, achieved brilliantly by Affleck, David Koechner and J.K. Simmons (who, with his bald-head, somewhat resembles a character in one of Mike Judge's cartoons) and the outrageous events that unfold, the film still keeps its heart firmly in place. Granted, you won't laugh as thoroughly as you might during other comedies, but during Judge's fourth feature-length film, you'll squirm enough in your seat during the awkward moments to know that you were delivered a solid story with real characters and humor derived from their pain and suffering. "Extract" is, at the end of the day, an intelligent, hard-working and quirky little comedy that will no doubt find its audience in the years to come, much like "Office Space." Unfortunately the film isn't doing so hot right now (debuting at #10!), so I urge you to go to the movies and give it a shot. I promise, you won't be sorry.