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!!

James Ever seen a film that coasts from about half way in, and just plays itself out in rote fashion with nothing fresh or exciting to offer?Well, Nin Paniry's "Extracted" is NOTHING WHATSOEVER like that! This not-inconsiderable work of art starts off almost entirely impenetrable, clarifies into what seems like fairly non-nuanced sci-fi (Sasha Roiz's Tom stuck - potentially forever - in the memories of Dominic Bogart's Anthony), and then adds layer after layer of enjoyable subtlety as we gradually come to know its key participants and their motivations better and better.It just keeps getting better and more interesting as it goes along.This is a film that wisely wastes little of its 85 minutes on worries about risky hi-tech (though these are not, of course, absent), and instead has a great deal to say about criminality and what sends people off the rails, but also about the gradual bonding that might be possible between entirely different types of people, about how we throw away the chances we have, and a host of other issues.The sci-fi issue would have made an interesting film by itself, but instead this is also a crime thriller, romantic, and a film about real life that makes worthwhile social comment; and it even manages at least moments of comedy.For my money, the acting here is absolutely exquisite, allowing an entirely implausible story to play out with utter conviction. The lead pairing referred to above is very convincing, though - not for the first time - Frank Ashmore does really great things as Anthony's father, at times stealing the show. And, while Jenny Mollen as Tom's wife Abbey maybe doesn't have too much to do, her nuanced presence in key scenes is more than enough to bring a tear to the eye, as Tom finally works out how he can reforge contacts with the real world of time passing, and ultimately work on a means of returning to that world.In a lesser film, Tom's successful return would have been the - rather predictable - climax of the piece. And fair enough. But here he's back, and we still have more than 10 minutes to run, as not one but two "postcript" elements work their way through, and leave more than a touch of tension in the air.In short, through extremely gifted story-telling, skillful plot development and consummate acting, "Extracted" succeeds in blurring genres in a very attractive way, achieving far more from a lowish-budget piece than we the viewers would typically have any right to expect.A very pleasant surprise, then, and worthy of praise for all involved!

buckikris I can't believe this movie got such a low rating, especially since I thought it was better than Inception. A scientist creates a device that a see into peoples memories. When the Department of Corrections hear about this they are interested. A convicted murderer jumps at the chance to be a volunteer. He wants to prove his innocence to the crime, and this would be the only way. He is a heroin addict, with a hard father, who confessed at the crime of killing his girlfriend. The reason for his confession was pressure by the detectives. Through the help of the scientist, he will remember the night of the murder, and find out who is really responsible. This movie is incredible, the only actor I recognized was Frank Ashmore. I hope this review helped I tried not to give away too much, a solid thriller you will be glad you watched.THX, Kris L. CocKayne

KineticSeoul This movie has a neat idea and premise going for it, but I can't help but wonder how this movie would have been if it had more budget to it. They did the best with what they had, but I think a good idea such as this needed a bigger budget. The plot is about a scientist named Tom that invents a machine that allows people to enter into other people's memories and figure out what is going on in there heads. It was first developed with the mentality of helping people with memory disorders. However because of the lack of funding he needs to rely on a anonymous investor. The first task is to go inside a guy who is convicted of homicide and drugs. Tom is in for something way more than what he bargained for. This movie is more than just a straightforward direction of entering into other people's memories, but it has more layers than that. Kind of like "Inception" like the layers in the dreams. This imaginative and creative ways of solving a mystery inside someone's head and unraveling by retracing the memories inside the human mind. And it's actually intelligently done. I heard this movie had to go through script re-write because of the budget issues. So with a bigger budget and a well thought out and integrated momentum and bit more action would have made this one really stand out. Not only that, even if it had a exceptional script and concept, the movie itself is just poorly directed despite it having good enough actors. I could tell why this movie inspired other movies like "Mindscape" which is basically a poorly done version of this movie. 8/10