
Joel, the owner of an extract manufacturing plant, constantly finds himself in precarious situations that steadily worsen by the minute. First, his soon-to-be floor manager acquires a serious injury in a machine malfunctioning accident that subsequently endangers the wellbeing of his company. Second, his personal life doesn't fair much better when he takes the advice of his bartending friend Dean during a drug-induced brainstorming session on how to test his wife's faithfulne... (Full plot summary below)
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Joel, the owner of an extract manufacturing plant, constantly finds himself in precarious situations that steadily worsen by the minute. First, his soon-to-be floor manager acquires a serious injury in a machine malfunctioning accident that subsequently endangers the wellbeing of his company. Second, his personal life doesn't fair much better when he takes the advice of his bartending friend Dean during a drug-induced brainstorming session on how to test his wife's faithfulness. Finally, compounding these catastrophes is new employee Cindy, who happens to be a scam artist intent on milking the company for all its worth. Now, Joel must attempt to piece his company and his marriage back together all while trying to figure out what he's really after in life.
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| The TrendStephen SilverAs with virtually all of Judge's work, Extract is based on the idea that most people are total, blithering idiots. It's all very off-beat, but a top-flight comedic cast makes it work |
| E! OnlinePeter Parasthe stale stench of the factory is made somewhat funny with Jason Bateman and his time-clock-punching cohorts. |
| Fort Worth Star-Telegram/DFW.comScott Von DoviakA "sympathy for the boss" comedy could conceivably work, but Judge has neglected to supply the laughs this time around. |
| Metromix.comMatt PaisThe year's funniest movie by about 100 laughs. |
| Chicago TribuneMichael PhillipsThe funniest American comedy of the summer. |
| Associated PressChristy LemireJudge's characters are so one-note and their misadventures so ridiculous that it's hard to get attached to them or care about how they turn out. |
| CultureCatchBrandon JudellEveryone else here is rather gleefully one-note, like the characters in The Andy Griffith Show, amusing caricatures that are pleasing to reconnect with between bathroom breaks. Just remember to flush. |
| Lessons of DarknessNick SchagerManages to be pleasant without ever eliciting much in the way of laughter. |
| The Stranger (Seattle, WA)Andrew WrightScores on a number of small fronts ... but lacks that core of real, exasperated indignation that gave his previous films such a charge. |
| New York PostKyle SmithWhite trash meets white collar in Extract, Mike Judge's workplace comedy -- which contains more reality than the last five documentaries I've seen. |