Christopher Hemsworth (born 11 August 1983) is an Australian actor. He rose to prominence playing Kim Hyde in the Australian TV series Home and Away (2004–07) before beginning a film career in Hollywood by taking on parts in the science fiction film Star Trek (2009) and the thriller A Perfect Getaway (2009).
Hemsworth went on to star in the fantasy film Snow White and the Huntsman (2012), the war film Red Dawn (2012), the action thriller Blackhat (2015), the biographical thriller In the Heart of the Sea (2015), the comedy Ghostbusters (2016), and the Men in Black film series spin-off Men in Black: International (2019). His most critically acclaimed roles include the comedy horror The Cabin in the Woods (2012) and the biographical sports film Rush (2013), in which he portrayed James Hunt.
‘Extraction’ review: Chris Hemsworth kicks ass in so-so action flick
nypost.comSometimes it’s refreshing when a movie is just an improper noun that delivers what it promises. That’s “Extraction,” an ultraviolent action film in which a free-agent soldier is tasked with rescuing an Indian drug lord’s teenage son from the clutches of a rival Bangladeshi drug lord.
He needs to extract the boy, Ovi (Rudhraksh Jaiswal), to cash his check. That’s it. If there was a test at the end, we’d all pass.
A twist arrives here and there, and Chris Hemsworth’s Tyler Rake gradually reveals his emotional storms during the film’s few calm moments.
But it’s still fairly predictable. You don’t need Frasier Crane to tell you that an average, contented person does not become a trigger-happy mercenary willy-nilly.
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