Extract. What a collection of assholes.

Jason Bateman is getting work rather continuously and we are all relieved about that. Since the tragic demise of Arrested Development, the guy has gone on to parts in some of my favorite movies, most notably Juno. So scoring the lead role in Mike Judge's Extract seems pretty choice. Why not jump on another version of Office Space, only this time set in a food flavoring factory? And also try saying that three times fast while you're at it.

All right, so Extract is a little bit more than a cynical retrospective on the workplace. In fact, it is a cynical retrospective on spouses, nosey neighbors, irresponsible friends and criminal drifters. Basically, those with anger management issues should avoid this movie for its characters are quite possibly the most frustrating and infuriating people in recent cinema history. And this includes Debbie Reynolds in Mother, people. Seriously.

However, laughs flow freely in this almost classic stoner comedy, driven mainly by Ben Affleck as the "wild card" friend you always invite along with you to Vegas and regret doing so after your first night in jail. Extract is definitely worth seeing...perhaps followed by yoga.