Extraction (II) (2015)
3/10
The Expendables missing link?......
18 January 2016
Warning: Spoilers
When retired CIA agent Leonard Turner is kidnapped by a terrorist organisation, his son Harry launches his own rogue rescue operation -- despite the fact that he was previously rejected by the CIA.

Now, he must race against time and utilise his combat training to take down the terrorists and save his father.......

In some perfect world, the surname Turner would be changed to Church, and this would be a spin-off to The Expendables, telling us just what happened to Mr Church and reveal that Lutz was really his son, thus linking his character to part three.

But it's not, it's another direct to DVD clunker that has Willis sleepwalk through his role, looking forlorn and lethargic, and he's only in it for around twenty minutes, although his character is pivotal to the narrative.

So we have Lutz in full on action man mode, escaping his protection and going on the run in Prague, fighting almost everybody who crosses his path to gain a little information on his fathers whereabouts.

Add a bewildered D.B Sweeney with a look on his face like he's longing for The Cutting Edge to get an anniversary re-issue, and Gina Carano as the love interest, and you are left with the afterthought 'Does Willis really value his fans opinions anymore'.

It's a terrible movie, something you have seen a thousand times before, with every action cliché thrown in for good measure, from the Russian roulette sequence, to the smoke grenade, to the bar fight, we've seen it a thousand time before, and a lot better.

Lutz seems to have the potential to do some decent acting, but if he carries on taking roles that are suitable for his frame rather than his range, he will be soon forgotten, just like Taylor what's his face.

Throw in some silly twist at the end, and your left with another dud for the once great Willis. And he's the star of the greatest action movie ever made, he knows this, so why doesn't he explore his range in his later years, ratter than picking up a pay cheque like a vacuum picks up dust.

Leave this one, tooth extraction seems more attractive than this.
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