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.
Extraction
2015
Action / Adventure / Crime / Drama / Thriller
Extraction
2015
Action / Adventure / Crime / Drama / Thriller
Plot summary
Harry Turner works for the CIA like his father Leonard. He wants to do fieldwork but he's constantly being denied. He is stationed in Prague and his father's good friend keeps an eye on him. Later they receive word that Leonard, who was in New Jersey making sure a piece of hardware called Condor arrives, that Leonard and the Condor's been taken. The Director tries to find it and Harry wants to help but won't let him. So he bolts and goes to New Jersey. The director decides to let one of their agents who is Harry's ex to find Leonard and the Condor. She was also told to find Harry and send him back to Prague. But when she finds him, he convinces her to let him find his father and the Condor.
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The Expendables missing link?......
Need better script,better choreograph,and more Cerano
Bruce here plays a CIA agent who gets captured by the enemy on a very important mission,and the son,who's a cia wannabe field agent have to find him and save him.That's basically the entire story
This movie is nothing new under the sun. Bruce Willis does his usual under par performance.Which he seem to be doing a lot of lately. Gina Cerano certainly haven't been given much,for her MMA skills to work with. And the male lead is such a bad actor you laugh.Every time he knocks down someone,he takes a half a minute pause,just to gloat There's no chemistry between him and Gina,and they are suppose to be ex lovers.They try to convince you they were once a couple, with mixing some baby talk in between and talking in half sentences.Pretending they have long history together..But alas the chemistry is all wrong
Whats worse is, every darn bad guy know MMA.no matter how low on the totem pole they are,they seem to be excellent figthers. And our male hero have to struggle to fight every last one of them,no matter how scrawny they are. And he is supposed to be super good,top of his class on all levels,who have been passed over several times for field duty.
Remember the 80's? The direct to video kung fu/ martial arts action movies ,with Michael dudikoff,jean claude,Steven seagal,Dolph lundgren etc.When every bad guy they came up against knew martial arts? You had good elegant fighting scenes,with the camera way back.
Heres the problem.Back in the days,that stuff worked.You were okay with every bad guy knowing kung fu,it worked,because it was that type of movie. With this movie it doesn't
The fights are boring, and lousy choreographed. The characters are even worse ,the plot is boring,and predictable. Gina is reduced to being a sidekick, and ex girlfriend,and even her fights are way below par,for what you could expect from having her in a movie. Watch haywire instead. Gina have to struggle with beating up a lowe life henchman
Not the most innovative; but very good film.
What else can I say -- I like Gina Carano -- she's precisely the antidote after watching typical flat-on-top, thin-legged Hollywood types.
The plot had a few twists, but it did seem just a tad formulaic.
Bruce Willis still "has it", but unfortunately we didn't see that "it" in this film. We had bad guys all over the place, and Gina got to pound some of them.