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Escape Plan: The Extractors
2019 97 min China, United States of America, United Kingdom R 18+
★4.4
Action, Thriller, Crime
Director: John Herzfeld
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Description
After security expert Ray Breslin is hired to rescue the kidnapped daughter of a Hong Kong tech mogul from a formidable Latvian prison, Breslin's girlfriend is also captured. Now he and his team must pull off a deadly rescue mission to confront their sadistic foe and save the hostages before time runs out.
Budget:
$3.6M
Worldwide:
$1.77M
Starring
Sylvester Stallone
Actor
Dave Bautista
Actor
50 Cent
Actor
Awards
1 nomination total
Key opinion
Escape Plan: The Extractors is widely considered the weakest entry in the franchise, criticized for its low-budget aesthetic and lack of coherent storytelling. While some viewers appreciate the presence of legacy action stars, the consensus views the film as an uninspired, disjointed project hampered by poor production values and a departure from the original's core premise.
| Production | The film suffers from a low-budget, cheap aesthetic characterized by poor lighting and shoddy technical execution. | |
| Screenplay | The narrative feels disjointed and thin, relying on clichés and lacking the logical escape-room tension that defined the first film. | |
| Theme | The inclusion of Chinese financing and storylines feels forced and creates an inorganic, disjointed structure. | |
| Acting | The presence of Stallone and other legacy actors provides a familiar, if nostalgic, draw, though their involvement feels contractually obligatory rather than inspired. | |
| Direction | Action sequences divide viewers; while some find them modest and lacking intensity, others note minor improvements in choreography compared to the previous installment. |