An amiable, inconsequential movie that nonetheless produces an impressive amount of laughs about drugs, gigolos and generally moronic behaviour.
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08/19/09
Extract (2009)
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Reviews Counted:154
Fresh:97
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
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... [More]
Starring: Jason Bateman, Mila Kunis, Kristen Wiig, J.K. Simmons
Director: Mike Judge
Reviews for Extract
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?
11/09/09
...an affable comedy...
10/05/09
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
10/03/09
Extract Distills Potent Laughs
09/27/09
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.
09/23/09
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.
09/20/09
The basic material is here for a good film, but it doesn't quite achieve that threshold. Fortunately, the film has some interesting characters.
09/18/09
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.
09/14/09
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
09/14/09
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
09/13/09
Tastes good until it eventually loses its flavoring.
09/13/09
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
09/12/09
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.
09/12/09
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.'
09/12/09
Could not survive the bland dialogue and what a misuse of Kristen Wiig.
09/11/09
A quietly subversive, sometimes delicious, little comedy.
09/11/09
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.'
09/11/09
A perfect late-summer tonic... a genial prod at the great problem facing comfortable people in late-stage capitalism.
09/10/09
A perfectly good comedy with a lot of laughs and several fine characters.
09/10/09
Latest News for Extract
September 03, 2009:
Critics Consensus: Despite Laughs, Extract Isn't Quite Potent Enough
This week at the movies, we've got a wacky workplace (Extract, starring Jason Bateman and Ben Affleck), crazy love (All About Steve, starring Sandra Bullock and Bradley Cooper),... More...
September 02, 2009:
Co-starring an extreme bong, a mentally challenged gigolo who takes referrals, un-kinky jogging pants subbing for a chastity belt, and enough already female Beavis and Butt-Head cranky assembly line duo in hairnets. 
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September 02, 2009:
Mike Judge Talks Extract, Office Space, and More
He hasn't made many movies, but Mike Judge has had some colorful experiences with the Hollywood system -- and he opens up about them in a candid new interview with Collider. More...
August 26, 2009:
Jason Bateman Talks Paul, The Baster, Arrested Development
With "Extract," "Paul," "The Baster," and presumably the "Hancock" sequel on the way, Jason Bateman has plenty of projects to discuss -- but he's still waiting for word (and a... More...
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