Nobody

Nobody

Hutch Mansell, a suburban dad, overlooked husband, nothing neighbor — a "nobody." When two thieves break into his home one night, Hutch's unknown long-simmering rage is ignited and propels him on a brutal path that will uncover dark secrets he fought to leave behind.

  • Released: 2021-03-18
  • Runtime: 92 minutes
  • Genre: Action, Crime, Thrillers
  • Stars: Bob Odenkirk, Aleksey Serebryakov, Connie Nielsen, Christopher Lloyd, Michael Ironside, RZA, Colin Salmon, Billy MacLellan, Araya Mengesha, Gage Munroe, Paisley Cadorath, Aleksandr Pal, Humberly Gonzalez, Edsson Morales, J.P. Manoux, Adrian McLean, Ilya Naishuller, Sergey Shnurov, Joanne Rodriguez, Stephanie Sy, Megan Best, Paul Essiembre, Kristen Harris, Destini Boldt, Erik Athavale, Boris Gulyarin, Neven Pajkic, Sharon Bajer, Frederick Allen, Jim Kirby, Daniel Bernhardt, Alain Moussi, Alan Wong, Yulia Guzhva, Vladimir Levkovsky, Dasha Naishuller, Thomas Soares, Stephane Jullien, Meaghan Ann De Werrenne-Walle, Robert Heinamaki, Brent Alarie, Adam Hurtig, Darya Charusha
  • Director: Ilya Naishuller
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  • 50fiftillidideeBrain - 30 May 2024
    What a Man 🐱 This American Dad Ain't Nobody °8.5° °outstanding° 💯%🔍
    This is an action thriller as nice and tidy as a well manicured suburban lawn. Some will look at it and think: You've-seen-one-you've-seen-em-all, but others will appreciate the effort and the pleasing aesthetics.

    Boorish @$$holes surround Hutch, and they never shut-up. Hutch Mansell is like a man in a cell. "I'm rootin for you," says his Father i/l, in a manner to suggest that he wrote-off Hutch long ago. The opening is a complete emasculation routine. So depressing. His marriage looks lifeless. His job looks bleak. It was bad already, but now everyone knows that two druggies broke into Hutch's home and he did nothing to defend the family. He had a chance to make a move, but he chose to let the intruders leave with his money and other trinkets, like his father's watch. They took his dignity, too. So it's "I woulda," "I woulda," "I woulda," for the next few scenes, from every "real man" he encounters. Why do "real men" always seem to press up on eachother? "Keep my sister safe." His brother i/l presses a gun into his hand. Hutch puts it in the freezer. His personality and his very manhood are also in cold storage.

    N is a 97 minute 2021 release rated 84/94 on RT. Director, Ilya Naishuller, also put out Hardcore Henry - a must-see for action film fans, and he's still in his starting out phase. Also frontman for the rock band, Biting Elbows, he's one to keep an eye on. Writer Derek Kolstad is responsible for the John Wick series. Not too shabby. Bob Odenkirk is Hutch Mansell. In N, he gets some of the beatdowns he had coming in Better Call Saul-9.3, while Connie Nielsen plays his wife, Becca. Alexey Serebryakov is the psychotic Russian mobster, Yulian Kuznetsov. His highly compartmentalized character is ridiculous, but it works. He's terrifying, yet he loves to perform and sing. That's even scarier, right? In a casting choice that seems pretty random, but in actuality, it adds greatly to the film's sense of fun, Christopher Lloyd (Back to the Future) plays Hutch's Father. Even more random is how RZA rounds out the inner circle as Harry Mansell. I'm sure there's a story there, as RZA (Harry) doesn't look like he could be Odenkirk's 100% biological brother, but family is where you find it. N also brings us an Ethiopian Russian - a local Russian girl's souvenir from the Olympic games, so Mr. Kolstad knows how to season a script with tasty tidbits and varied hues.

    "I'm nobody." "I was just an auditor in the military," Hutch admits to his son, who is required to interview a veteran for a school assignment. "I'll just interview my uncle; I think he saw some ACTION," is his son's doleful response. (Interpretation: "Dad, you couldn't be more boring.") But dad's a poker player that's kept all his good cards hidden. When he finally shows his hand, bad guys start scrambling. What forced his hand? The godd@mn kitty cat bracelet did. A day or so after the break-in, his daughter can't find her bracelet. Hutch decides he'll go get it back, and he gets his life, marriage, and masculinity back at the same time.

    "Then you best go do it," dad affirms to Hutch, after Hutch simply relays that there's something he "must do". It underscores the respect that real men show eachother. We always told our son to never brag and to never tell other people who he is. (People will, on average, let you know who you are, we assured him. Hutch is a master of camouflage, so the concept is limited, but still more true than not). The REAL men in the film aren't talkers. They are doers. They also know who the other real men are. But it's not all smooth sailing. He's alittle out of practice. His first big fight is on a city bus. He took a half-time! He needed a breather and then he came back to finish it up. The fighting is gritty and guttural - fortunately he remembers how to do a battlefield trach!

    This team is great with fantastic low-keys. Hutch goes from saying, "I couldn't arrest anybody," (as an "auditor") to wearing out an entire weapons factory. One of the good guys gets a "3-for". Wait, did he get 3 or 4 baddies with 1 bullet? Either way, nice shot. The entire film is a nice shot. There's humor, excitement, fantastic juxtaposition and good cadence. Is it slightly silly? Sure, but they know that. N doesn't take itself seriously. The film is the equivalent to: "Hold my beer and watch this. Yee-haw!"

    At times there's brilliant musical accompaniment. The soundtrack is corkin, but they should have stayed away from some of the overused classics like 'What a Wonderful World' and 'To Dream the Impossible Dream'. The director is a music guy. 'You'll Never Walk Alone' and 'Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood' were fine choices, and 'I Gotta Be Meeee' always fits an action hero's fit (of vengeance). Still, they could have pulled out something better, like 'Respect', 'Back in the Saddle Again', 'Send in the Clowns', 'The Great Pretender'... just off the top of my head. How about, 'What a MAN?' How could they leave out Salt n Peppa?!? That shoulda been the theme song. What a man, indeed.

    QUOTES🗣

    Give me the goddamn kitty cat bracelet muth-r-f💣-r.

    I might have overcorrected.

    Age 16+ Action, scary violence, R-rated Language, gore.

    Rated-R

    Re-📺? Did

    Per screenrant: "Nobody 2 has been confirmed to start filming on January 6, 2025 in Winnipeg, a city in Manitoba, Canada. Ilya Naishuller is returning as director with David Kolstad coming back as the writer for the sequel." Yee-haw!

    😝
  • rosesp-06870 - 3 April 2024
    Nobody makes John Wick look like A Disney flick
    I lost count of the dead bodies at 124...wow this was violent in a very dark twisted comical way, if that is even possible. This film seems to pull it off. Christopher Lloyd is full of surprises in this one. As I am watching I am saying to myself, self, this is a very violent film and the violence and mass deaths are due to a "stolen" kitty cat bracelet? How weird is that? And how weird am I to be actually enjoying this film? I'm not sure, but I kept watching. And as the film "grew on me" I realized this poor guy was forcing himself to be something he really wasn't or someone he thought might result in a good life but...no. A highly trained, scary assassin, trapped in the body of a so-called mild mannered, punch the clock, get humiliated by your teenaged son and ignored by your hot wife's--- conundrum. Now there is a story you don't see every day. It is entertaining because the bad guys get it. Even though they didn't do anything wrong...or did they?
  • peterjamessharpe - 10 February 2024
    I genuinely feel sorry for anybody who gave this a good rating
    This was recommended to me by somebody on their Facebook timeline.

    It began promisingly with the restraint our 'hero' showed during a raid on his home.

    That was the best bit. I had thought it was going to be superior to all the usual American rubbish but it went downhill from that point. It made The Punisher seem quite believable by comparison. Simply sexist, racist rubbish. Our 'hero's wife suddenly started fancying him again when he came home covered in stab wounds. From then on it descended into offensive rubbish which made The Punisher seem utterly believable by comparison.

    American violence porn at its worst.
  • rileyyjayy - 12 December 2022
    Nobody was definitely something
    Nobody was definitely something! I'm just gonna start of by saying how well Bob Odenkirk is as an actor, he never seems to fail to amaze me with his talent, this movie is something special, it's a must watch for everyone. Talk about a total surprise. I was not expecting this to be as good as the ratings but it's turned out to be even better. I'd highly recommend watching this if your into thriller/action/. From beginning to end this movie was a masterpiece. The attention to detail was so well presented and truly proves you can't judge a book by its cover. I honestly don't want to see a sequel this will forever be enough! Sometimes a movie as good as this should stay a single hit. :) 10/10.
  • Mabkid - 13 November 2022
    Over the Top, but Fun
    Nobody is similar to John Wick, but not so much a blockbuster like John Wick. Still, it's fun mindless action entertainment.

    As such, I believe Bob Odenkirk was mis-cast. As much as I really like him as an actor, I'm not sure how I feel about him in this role.

    The plot does not flow so cleanly... what triggered Hutch, why the bus scene was necessary to that extent, Hutch's plan walking into Yulian's joint, Hutch's father transforming so much into a physically able person... it's all lazy plot devices to get to the next action sequence.

    Despite its flaws, it is edited well, and it's funny. No awards for this film, but it is a bit of a cool kick-ass movie.
  • jessmath-47726 - 24 October 2022
    How is this movie rated so good?
    Watched this film as it ranked pretty high up and comes as recommended for those who like john Wick.

    This whole film happens because, the main character decides to provoke a group of drunk men and then go on killing one of them. Which afterwards he gets angry at the bad guys for trying to take revenge on him for the death of their own. How is he the hero?

    The stupideness of this film is amazing. The dialogue and set ups are just terrible. Action scenes are just stolen from the John Wick and Taken franchise. The bad guys are your typical Russians.

    There is nothing original or interesting about this film.