Movie Review: NOBODY 2
- bankofmarquis
- Aug 17
- 2 min read
In 2021, Actor/Comedian Bob Odenkirk, fresh off his success as Shyster Lawyer Saul Goodman in BREAKING BAD and it’s prequel, BETTER CALL SAUL, decided he wanted to use his newly found clout to do something different and audacious, and helped create and star in the successful Action/Comedy film NOBODY, a movie he described as a “more comedic JOHN WICK”.
And…if you haven’t seen this gem…do yourself a favor and check it out.
4 years later, the inevitable sequel has arrived at the Cineplex and…it’s a good (enough) entertainment that leans more into the comedy aspects. So what we have now is a cross between JOHN WICK and NATIONAL LAMPOON’S VACTION.
And that’s not a bad thing.
Odenkirk, of course, is back as the titular “Nobody”, a seemingly meek and mild suburban dad who was a “certain set of skills”. Odenkirk, ably, falls back into this troubled character - who is now trying to balance his fatherly duties with his…skills. And he has a weariness and a “oh no, not again” attitude that works well.
Back from the first film is Wu Tang Clan founding member RZA as a colleague of Nobody’s and surprise action star Christopher Lloyd (yes, Doc Brown from BACK TO THE FUTURE with a machine gun) and they bring the fun that they brought to the first film.
Connie Nielsen admitted that she took the (apparently) unknowing wife/damsel in distress role in the first movie in the hopes that this would spark a series and they would expand her character and her role, and they do that in this film. So not only do we have Action Heroes Odenkirk, RZA and Lloyd, we can add ACTION HERO CONNIE NIELSEN to the list.
Colin Hanks (ironically, the VACATION remake from 2015) and Sharon Stone (BASIC INSTINCT) are competing with each other to see which villain can chew more scenery. Hanks’ mustache-twirling, corrupt Sheriff is just slightly less cartooney than Stone’s slick Mob Boss, but they each look like they are having a good time being bad…and that’s also a good thing.
Director Timo Tjahjanto (KILLERS) knows what kind of film he has taken over from original Director Ilya Naishuller, keeping things light and sprightly and getting in (and out) of scenes and scenarios quickly and with as much fun as possible, helping this 89 minute film be the late summer equivalent to cotton candy, fun while it lasted but not going to linger too long.
And that’s a NOBODY you should remember.
Letter Grade: B
7 stars (out of 10) and you can take that to the Bank (ofMarquis)

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