Review of Nobody (2021) by Rebecca31 — 13 Jun 2021

Nobody is a movie that completely understands its assignment. A quick plot set up and then on to the bone crunching action. It’s a short completely focused action movie with one mission, to entertain. My expectations weren’t exactly high but I enjoyed every minute of this wonderful bloody movie.

Hutch Mansell (Bob Odenkirk) is a bystander who intervenes in a situation to help a woman being harassed by a group of men. He then becomes the target of a psychotic drug lord (Aleksey Serebryakov) and must do whatever it takes to defend his family. Although to everyone who knows him, Hutch seems like your typical average guy, a nobody. It soon becomes clear that Hutch has a sketchy past and is a man not to be underestimated. I’ll never get tired of seeing an aged actor beating everyone to a pulp accompanied by a classic soundtrack. Maybe some people are sick of it but I’m sure not. So whether it’s Liam Neeson, family man who has a special set of skills and must do whatever it takes to protect his family by beating all the bad guys to a bloody pulp. Or Keanu Reeves who also has a serious set of lethal skills just trying to put his previous work behind him but gets dragged out of retirement anyway and must kill all the bad guys in the most creative ways imaginable. And new to the 55 years+ club, Bob Odenkirk, family man who must use his equally lethal set of skills to pummel absolutely all the bad guys for 90 minutes. I am here for it, from the action sequences, the fight scenes, Bob Odenkirk, Christopher Lloyd and a maniacal Russian mobster who spends every second on screen absolutely chewing the scenery. It’s everything you’d want in an action movie.

Nobody is darkly funny and just great fun. With the director of Hardcore Henry and the writer of John Wick you get a thoroughly enjoyable combination. Did I mention cinema is back? Well it’s back and it feels wonderful to shut out the world for a while and enjoy yourself. Highly recommended.