Aly_Bird
I'm shocked by the movie's rating here!! It's totally brilliant!Directing, acting, music, idea, ending .. everything!
At first you'll feel bit confused of the back and forward scenes but all of a sudden it will become so clear and incidents will start to straighten up and makes more sense. Acting was so natural and you won't feel it's acting at all, ending was a plus maintaining the fictional part.Even criminal wasn't that evil when he dived in his memories.A totally brilliant and amazing movie you shouldn't miss!!
Dovid De Bresser
When reading what other editors here wrote about this film, I thought, okay let's give it a chance. I wasn't ready to believe the film is as good as they said though, but it is.The basic premises of entering someone's memory is not that original, after Mindscape, Inception and Harry Potter, but the idea of being stuck there is more so. It's not about the science of it, it's about the guy who is stuck inside and his interaction with the guy he is stuck in.It's a very human tale, of a junkie/convicted criminal who turns out to be both decent and innocent, with love, family and being a parent all playing a part.The actors were cast well, and play convincingly.Allow yourself to be surprised by this indie film, and watch this move. Recommended.
swetlanaborowka
I only watched this movie because of a pretty good score in Netflix. This is a very good movie, great idea and good acting. I have no idea why this movie was so poorly reviewed. The story is classy science fiction about a scientist stuck in his own mind reading experiment and desperately trying to find his way out. During a prototype demonstration to replay the murder of a young woman the scientist accidentally stayed in the mind of the accused person and his body fell into a coma. With the help of the guy he tries to find a way back. There a some nice plot twists and a satisfying end. I liked the movie very much and can only recommend it. Don't listen to the bad reviews and give it a try.
Tss5078
Movies like Extracted, have such potential, however mistakes in the story often become their downfall. Extracted is the story of a scientist who has developed a new technology, that allows him to temporary transfer his consciousness to another person. Once inside their head, he can see their memories and know their feelings. Of course the Government is interested in this technology for criminal justice purposes and pay the scientist to go into the mind of a murder suspect, to find out if he's guilty or not. Once inside, the scientist becomes trapped and must figure out a way to make the suspect aware of his presents, before he can figure a way out. The problem I had with this story is that the scientist becomes trapped the very first time he uses his invention. What scientist would ever use themselves as the guinea pig? Additionally, are we supposed to believe that the government would just drop a bundle of money on an untested technology? Once inside the mans head, we constantly see memories out of order and jump between scientist memories, suspect memories, and what's going on in the outside world, making for a very confusing film. Dominic Bogart stars as the suspect and really does a nice job, however the scientist, played by Sasha Roiz wasn't nearly as believable. Extracted had a great story to work with, but a mediocre star, with a confusing timeline, making it nearly impossible to follow. I loved the premise, the investigation was interesting, and Dominic Bogart was really good, but all those things weren't enough to save an otherwise confusing and uneven film.
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