Nobody
Falling into the same pattern of films such as First Blood, John Wick, The Equalizer, and Taken, Nobody offers the same advice that you should be very careful with who you pick a fight with. Bob Odenkirk stars an unassuming middle-aged family man who is woken out of his slumber by a break-in. Allowing the robbers to make off with a limited amount of cash, which only makes friends and neighbors think less of him, Hutch hits a breaking point that isn't satisfied by tracking down the thieves. However, he is mollified by beating up a gang of thugs on-board his regular bus route that leads to an entirely new set of problems. Hutch's wild night triggers a battle with Russian mobsters reveals his past as a covert agent working as an auditor and eliminating threats for the United States Government when no other outcomes were available.
Odenkirk casing is what makes the premise work as well as the idea that Hutch is willing to take a punch, stabbing, or gunshot to deliver even more damage. Hutch gets beat up, a lot. He never comes out of a fight unscathed, but leaves far more bodies in his wake. Notable other cast members include his wife Becca (Connie Nielsen) who seems to know a part of his past but still seems a bit confused by recent events, Paisley Cadorath and Gage Munroe as their children, Christopher Lloyd as Hutch's father, and Aleksey Serebryakov as the crazed Russian who Hutch ends up going to war against.
Nobody is neither the best nor worst of the genre. It's an increasingly ridiculous throwaway action thriller, but it's a fun ridiculous throwaway action thriller that offers a bit of wish fulfillment for middle-aged men stuck in the rut that Hutch finds himself at the beginning of the film allowing them to live vicariously through his murderous righteousness. The new limited-edition 4K Steelbook (released in time to coincide with its sequel heading to the big screen) includes deleted scenes, featurettes, audio commentary, and the film on 4K, Blu-ray, and digital.
- Title: Nobody
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