Beyond that, nearly every plot point here (the script comes courtesy of Netflix’s Extraction writer Umair Aleem, which explains a lot about the negatives here) is basic and predictable. Of course, even with its twist of a Western villain (something that’s easy to see coming from the beginning of the movie), Kate is still a misguided white savior action piece punctuating every sequence of stylized combat (a couple of the fights here are impressive) with an awkward feeling. The final stretch also sees a bloodied and battered Kate (the makeup work done on Mary Elizabeth Winstead, presenting someone sicker and more bruised after nearly every scene is one of the only bright spots here) wearing a Japanese cat T-shirt, so the film is undoubtedly taking advantage of its setting but unquestionably in a hollow way. It grants the gaijin (foreigner) the opportunity to kill lots of evil Yakuza henchmen with an assortment of headshots and violent stabbings, sometimes set to Japanese pop music or surrounded by neon Tokyo lights.
Anyway, they reveal themselves to find Ani dispensable, halfheartedly coming to her rescue. Her father is also the man Kate murdered ten months ago with a rifle from afar right in front of Ani’s eyes. It becomes apparent that the quickest way to the Yakuza leader (Jun Kunimura) is through his niece Ani (newcomer Miku Patricia Martineau, succeeding at foul-mouthed and rebellious spunk). Nevertheless, they trust each other and forge a path for themselves with him as her mentor and surrogate father.
The details aren’t dived into, and they don’t need to be, as it’s clear that Varrick is an opportunistic molder of killers, preying on vulnerable and lost souls. He is also her family, bringing her into the fold and raising her as a guardian following some tragic incident with her biological parents. Kate’s handler is a man named Varrick (a seemingly bored Woody Harrelson). It would also be possible to overlook such a nonsensical plot device if Kate was going for preposterous and bonkers chaos (something like Crank), but here is a story much more grounded into this lifestyle she never had a choice of joining in the first place.
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