As Cindy (Mila Kunis), a charming con artist, pilfers a guitar out from under two love-struck chumps in a music store in the opening of Extract, you may hope that this charged momentum will last throughout Mike Judge’s latest. Unfortunately, the film lags as he shifts the perspective from Kunis’ wild child to Joel (Jason Bateman), a sexually frustrated factory owner. When an idiotic employee gets into a debilitating accident, sticky-fingered Cindy sees a hefty settlement deal in her future and joins the factory as a temp, catching the eye of Joel. Struggling with feuding employees and his new workplace crush, Joel turns to his friend, Dean (Ben Affleck), who doles out pills as quick as he does advice on how to pimp out Joel’s wife, Suzie (Kristen Wiig), so that he can score with Cindy. While Extract might make you crack a smile with its goofball supporting cast, including Dustin Milligan as Brad, the dimwitted gigolo, the film never reaches its full potential and the impressive pool of comedic talent is ultimately left high and dry. (Liesl Swanbeck)
Opens Nationwide Friday, September 4th.
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