What doesn’t work is the downtime, in which Josh Klausner’s script repetitiously uses the “out of touch” routine for some dialogue-driven laughs that aren’t there.

… without David Koechner playing the annoying neighbor Nathan, Extract would be completely devoid of humor.

Down the road, it wouldn’t be surprising to see this recent batch of Judd Apatow comedies ranked as some of the best of the genre… ever. His impressive streak, beginning with 40 Year Old Virgin (and with the exception of Drillbit Taylor) are all top tier productions. Forgetting Sarah Marshall, despite its typical romantic comedy [...]

Many of the recent American film disasters have been based on video games. While Max Payne may not lower itself to the level of a House of the Dead, there’s still very little to recommend about this sluggish and oftentimes confusing film translation. An unclear narrative is an immediate turn-off. The rapid-fire story flies by [...]