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Extract (2009)

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Reviews Counted:155

Fresh:98

Rotten:57

Average Rating:6/10

Consensus: Extract has some very funny moments and several fine performances, but the film feels slighter and more uneven than Mike Judge’s previous work.

Runtime: 1 hr 32 mins

Genre: Comedies

US Box Office: $10,642,511

Synopsis: OFFICE SPACE’s Mike Judge directs this comedy that is bursting with talent, from JUNO stars Jason Bateman and J.K. Simmons to SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE’s Kristin Wiig and FORGETTING SARAH MARSHALL’s Mila... OFFICE SPACE’s Mike Judge directs this comedy that is bursting with talent, from JUNO stars Jason Bateman and J.K. Simmons to SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE’s Kristin Wiig and FORGETTING SARAH MARSHALL’s Mila Kunis. Bateman stars as a man who is anxious to sell his business, but his plans are threatened by a strange, unexpected event. EXTRACT’s diverse cast also includes David Koechner, Clifton Collins Jr., Gene Simmons, and Ben Affleck. [More]

Starring: Jason Bateman, Mila Kunis, Kristen Wiig, J.K. Simmons

Starring: Jason Bateman, Mila Kunis, Kristen Wiig, J.K. Simmons, David Koechner, Clifton Collins, Gene Simmons, Ben Affleck, Beth Grant

Director: Mike Judge

Director: Mike Judge
Screenwriter: Mike Judge
Producer: John Altschuler, Michael Rotenberg
Composer: George S. Clinton
Studio: Miramax Films

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Extract demeure une comédie somme toute agréable, mais dont le manque d'audace se fait vite sentir.

Full Review Source: Panorama | comment Comment
11/29/09
Jean-François Vandeuren
Jean-François Vandeuren
Panorama

Judge is dealing with his usual subject, the paranoia and indifference of class warfare. How do you keep your front lawn and your pool clean while trying not to look too elitist and well-off?

Full Review Source: Examiner.com | comment Comment
11/09/09
Adam Lippe
Adam Lippe
Examiner.com

...an affable comedy...

Full Review Source: Reel Film Reviews | comment Comment
10/05/09
David Nusair
David Nusair
Reel Film Reviews

bedrock American values skewed through a subversive version of morality that gives the more traditional take on morality a run for its money and then some

Full Review Source: Killer Movie Reviews | comment Comment
10/03/09
Andrea Chase
Andrea Chase
Killer Movie Reviews

Extract Distills Potent Laughs

Full Review Source: Illinois Times | comment Comment
09/27/09
Charles Koplinski
Charles Koplinski
Illinois Times

Judge probably wrote Extract on the back of a pizza box, but it's funnier and truer to life as it is actually lived than anything Judd Apatow ever did.

Full Review Source: East Bay Express | comment 1 Comment
09/23/09
Kelly Vance
Kelly Vance
East Bay Express

It doesn't seem as fresh as Office Space or likely to achieve the same sort of iconic status, but there are enough laughs here to justify the time.

Full Review Source: Brand X | comment Comment
09/20/09
Andy Klein
Andy Klein
Brand X

The basic material is here for a good film, but it doesn't quite achieve that threshold. Fortunately, the film has some interesting characters.

Full Review Source: Laramie Movie Scope | comment Comment
09/18/09
Robert Roten
Robert Roten
Laramie Movie Scope

It seems that Judge is a little embarrassed by his script, which he shouldn't be. His direction of the movie, however, doesn't match the absurdity of the situations Joel finds himself in.

Full Review Source: Scene-Stealers.com | comment Comment
09/14/09
Eric Melin
Eric Melin
Scene-Stealers.com

mocks idiots, hypocrites, and all the other clueless denizens of life who make it difficult for everyone else, but the bile is balanced with affection for the ordinary people who make the world turn

Full Review Source: Q Network Film Desk | comment Comment
09/14/09
James Kendrick
James Kendrick
Q Network Film Desk

As with virtually all of Judge's work, Extract is based on the idea that most people are total, blithering idiots. It's all very off-beat, but a top-flight comedic cast makes it work

Full Review Source: The Trend | comment Comment
09/13/09
Stephen Silver
Stephen Silver
The Trend

Tastes good until it eventually loses its flavoring.

Full Review Source: Ozus' World Movie Reviews | comment Comment
09/13/09
Dennis Schwartz
Dennis Schwartz
Ozus' World Movie Reviews

Despite the huge farcical situations and comedy genius cast, Extract is not so much riproarious as thoughtful and true %u2013 not unlike Judge's animated series King of the Hill

Full Review Source: Cinerina | comment Comment
09/12/09
Karina Montgomery
Karina Montgomery
Cinerina

Smart and affable, but not laugh-out-loud funny. A comedy shouldn't be as grounded as this. Since it's coming from Mike Judge, you expect it to fly.

Full Review Source: Bangor Daily News (Maine) | comment Comment
09/12/09
Christopher Smith
Christopher Smith
Bangor Daily News (Maine)

It's a raunchy social commentary that will undoubtedly do even better when it's released on video, thereby repeating the pattern of 'Office Space.'

Full Review Source: SSG Syndicate | comment Comment
09/12/09
Susan Granger
Susan Granger
SSG Syndicate

Could not survive the bland dialogue and what a misuse of Kristen Wiig.

Full Review Source: Entertainment Spectrum | comment Comment
09/11/09
Jolene Mendez
Jolene Mendez
Entertainment Spectrum

A quietly subversive, sometimes delicious, little comedy.

Full Review Source: Advocate (Baton Rouge, LA) | comment Comment
09/11/09
John Wirt
John Wirt
Advocate (Baton Rouge, LA)

Perhaps because of the increased influence that comes with greater celebrity, Judge now seems to sympathize with management instead of labor, a shift in perspective that may prevent this movie from achieving the cult status of 'Office Space.'

Full Review Source: Commercial Appeal (Memphis, TN) | comment Comment
09/11/09
John Beifuss
John Beifuss
Commercial Appeal (Memphis, TN)

A perfect late-summer tonic... a genial prod at the great problem facing comfortable people in late-stage capitalism.

Full Review Source: Antagony & Ecstasy | comment Comment
09/10/09
Tim Brayton
Tim Brayton
Antagony & Ecstasy

A perfectly good comedy with a lot of laughs and several fine characters.

Full Review Source: EricDSnider.com | comment Comment
09/10/09
Eric D. Snider
Eric D. Snider
EricDSnider.com
 
 
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