Joel, the owner of an extract plant, tries to contend with myriad personal and professional problems, such as his potentially unfaithful wife and employees who want to take advantage of him.
Mike Judge's Extract -- modest, no big deal but very savvy -- is the funniest American comedy of the summer.
American Profile
September 29, 2011
Extract doesn't have a memorable message, a moralizing mission or a satirical axe to grind. But if your life needs a little humorous flavoring, pour away.
These days, it appears to be a rare gift to do comedy in a way that comes across as smart, but never superior or willfully crass. Bateman has that talent to spare.
Guardian
April 23, 2010
Has many promising ingredients, yet somehow none of them quite gel.
