Tyler Rake 2

Un tas de clichés scénaristiques dans une histoire simple digne des années 80, avec une bonne dose d’action énergique et bien réalisée. La scène de l’évasion de prison, composée de plans longs, dure 21 minutes bien remplies ! Par la suite, malheureusement, on ne trouve rien de comparable. (12/07/2023)

Tyler Rake 2 s'inscrit dans la courte liste des films où la suite surpasse l'original. Du moins, c'est comme ça que je le vois. Le premier volet ne m'avait pas tellement impressionné alors que le deuxième, en particulier avec l’action prolongée de l'évasion de la prison géorgienne, m'a beaucoup plus enthousiasmé. Si les créateurs visent à créer un monde à la John Wick, on peut se réjouir de nombreuses autres suites ! (24/06/2023)

Amazing “single-take” scenes, solid stunt choreography (pity about the blatant CGI in the explosions, crashes, etc., though), without any bollocks, dialogue outbursts or wisecracks during the action; it just rolls along at an exciting pace. And with sheer action filling well over half the running time, there is undeniably much to be genuinely excited about. But... It trips over its own feet with the opening and the ending. The first action set-piece happens in the 20th minute, and all that mandatory “let’s pretend we have a story and characters” filler would be sorted out in five minutes in a timeless action flick. Also, the climax has the problem that the final showdown (itself solid) is significantly overshadowed by all the previous action passages. (17/06/2023)

With the first movie, I loved the action but felt like the story left my mind completely blank afterward. The sequel promised stunning Czech landscapes and Netflix’s generous investment. Once again, the action is incredible. The car cockpit shots showing action-packed surroundings are mind-blowing, and Chris Hemsworth’s fight scenes, shot in a single take, feel like they’re pumped with double doses of adrenaline. However, the story is still a black hole. The characters are flat and emotionless, so don’t expect any miracles or deep feelings. It’s time to admit that despite Chris in the lead role, Extraction is pure B-movie fare, albeit with fantastic technical execution. It took me a while to come to terms with that. (22/06/2023)

In a short span he suffers a gash in the arm, a screwdriver stuck in the side, here and there some shrapnel under the skin or a knife stab, multiple falls from various heights, fatalities by heavy blows to the arms and legs, and he just shakes it off and moves on. Silly me, I’ve always though the human body is made of bones, flesh and tissues, like they taught us in biology, my mistake, probably. Even Rambo suffered and blew on his wounds back in the day. Nowadays it’s different, heroes have adamantium bones like Wolverine. And here I was thinking that nothing could top stopping bullets with a jacket like in Wick, but now there's some serious competition. All right. Otherwise, nothing against Hemsworth, he's a charismatic guy and he's found himself in what he does; I wish him well, but modern action flicks are just not for me anymore. (17/06/2023)