Extracted is an unusual thing, true Science Fiction. It uses science to tell another side of what is man. It explores issue like memory, love, technology and our real identity.
These days, what people call Sci Fi movies are really Action/Adventure movies with ray guns and 3-D hologram projecting computers. The science doesn't explore anything any more about what makes us than setting the same basic story as a Western explores. Lots of shooting, just different guns. This movie has a few shots fired, but that much violence is a part of our sorry lives.
Is it great? No. But it is good. It probably got a low rating because it isn't what people expect - buckets of blood and tons of lead. That and I don't think a major studio was artificially pumping up the IMDb ratings just so it would sell.
If you're open to something different, try it. I think you'll be pleasantly surprised.
These days, what people call Sci Fi movies are really Action/Adventure movies with ray guns and 3-D hologram projecting computers. The science doesn't explore anything any more about what makes us than setting the same basic story as a Western explores. Lots of shooting, just different guns. This movie has a few shots fired, but that much violence is a part of our sorry lives.
Is it great? No. But it is good. It probably got a low rating because it isn't what people expect - buckets of blood and tons of lead. That and I don't think a major studio was artificially pumping up the IMDb ratings just so it would sell.
If you're open to something different, try it. I think you'll be pleasantly surprised.