Review: Extract

Review: Extract

Rating: **1/2

Nonna's Rating: $$

Rotten Tomatoes: 62%

Not many belly laughs in Extract, but there's plenty of well-executed situational comedy. Everyone in this film comes off somewhere on the continuum from "stupid" to "woefully ignorant." Jason Bateman, playing his usual nice, kind-hearted guy role, manages to make several poor decisions that even relegate him soundly to the "pretty stupid" category. Ben Affleck, whom I didn't recognize in his first scene, delivers his best performance in an eon. Perhaps Ben has a viable career in the offing as a second-banana character actor. But, I don't want to leave you with the impression that I disliked this film. I thoroughly enjoyed the gentle comedy. It was a lot better than most TV comedies, but not quite hefty enough for the movie theatre. I do recommend renting it for an enjoyable evening that will put a smile on your face.

Nonna's Ratings:

$$$$ = Worth paying the Friday evening price
$$$= Worth paying the Matinee price
$$= Worth a rental
$ = Wait for cable
# = Skip it