Nobody

Director - Ilya Naishuller (Hardcore Henry, The Medic)

Starring - Bob Odenkirk (Breaking Bad, Better Call Saul), Aleksey Serebryakov (Pilgrim, Furious), and Connie Nielson (Wonder Woman, One Hour Photo)

Release Date - 2021

Genre - Action/Crime

Tagline - "Never underestimate a nobody"

Format - UHD (Personal Collection) (Screener)

Rating (out of 5):

     Bob Odenkirk became well known in recent years after portraying Saul in AMC's Breaking Bad and the spin-off Better Call Saul.   The comedy legend has spent decades writing for television and starring in several sketch comedy shows before taking on more serious roles.  Not long ago I saw the trailer for Nobody and was all in.  Odenkirk taking on a John Wick type role sounded absolutely amazing.  When the press release came in for it I was quick to request a copy.  The day I got the UHD in I immediately tossed it in to watch.  It did not disappoint.  

     The film follows Hutch (Odenkirk) who is a seemingly harmless father and husband.  That is until two burglars break into his home and rob him at gunpoint.  This awakens a part of him that he thought he had long since buried.  He caves in and goes out looking for some excitement where he beats up a group of thugs who were about to harass a woman on a bus.  He finds himself beat and bruised but the victor.  However, what he doesn't know is that one of the young thugs he beat up is the brother of a Russian gangster.  Soon he has the entire underworld searching for him.

     Nobody is one of those movies that hits like a truck and will unjustly be compared to films like John Wick.  Both are fantastic films in their own way with similar stories but where John Wick takes the viewer into the glamourous world of highly paid and trained assassins, Nobody takes the viewer into the world of a man who likes inflicting pain and he's very good at it.  Both films are amazing but for different reasons but viewers will compare the two from the jump.  The acting in this one is absolutely fantastic.  Odenkirk delivers one of his most memorable performances that overshadows everything he has done in the past.  Most people will always remember him as a funny man or as Saul but he is solidifying himself as an unlikely action star.  The world deserves a sequel starring Odenkirk.  The supporting cast is just as fun.  Some have bigger characters that have a lot more screen time but there is no weak links in this one.  The story for this one is so much fun.  We follow a normal, everyday dad living in the nice part of town.  His son sees his father as a weak man who lets people walk all over him while his daughter is his world.  However, a switch is flipped and this mild mannered man becomes deadly.  It was so much fun watching this character go from the father most of us knows to a trained killer.  It is predictable but the wild ride makes up for it.  Finally, the film is fucking bloody and full of great fight scenes.  The practical effects used look great and the choreography was fantastic.  There is plenty of blood to go around and the action is non-stop once it gets going.  Overall, Nobody is my favorite film of '21.  I absolutely loved it and I can't wait to watch it again.  If you are sleeping on this one I suggest you wake the fuck up and check it out!