{"id":1000062300,"date":"2025-05-28T20:40:24","date_gmt":"2025-05-29T01:40:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cinesist.wordpress.com\/?p=357"},"modified":"2026-04-17T19:46:41","modified_gmt":"2026-04-18T00:46:41","slug":"nobody-review","status":"publish","type":"cinesist-review","link":"https:\/\/cinesist.com\/review\/nobody-review\/","title":{"rendered":"Nobody Review: Bob Odenkirk’s Rage Against the Mundane! \ud83d\udca5\ud83d\udc54"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Alright, Cine-freaks! You know the drill and frankly, dear reader, if you thought your<\/em> mundane office job was boring, just wait until you get a load of Universal Pictures<\/a>: Nobody<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This isn’t just another action-comedy. This is Nobody<\/em>, directed by Ilya Naishuller<\/a> (the guy behind Hardcore Henry<\/em>, so you know what you’re getting into) and written by Derek Kolstad (yes, the architect of the John Wick<\/em> universe), Nobody<\/em> was always destined for a certain brand of gloriously over-the-top violence. But the genius here is casting Bob Odenkirk<\/a><\/strong> as Hutch Mansell, the suburban dad who takes life’s indignities on the chin. Until he doesn’t.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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SPOILER ALERT!<\/strong> Hold up, genius! If you read past this point, that's entirely on you. Your pure, unspoiled joy is about to shatter. Don't say we didn't warn you. We're not your mom, but we're definitely judging. \ud83d\ude09<\/p>\n <\/div>\n <\/section>\n \n\n\n\n

What Went Down: The Plot (Or, How a Burglar Sparked a Bloodbath) \ud83c\udfe1\ud83d\udca5<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Hutch Mansell<\/a> is living the definition of beige. Monotonous job, distant wife Becca (Connie Nielsen<\/a>), eye-rolling kids. When two inept burglars break into his home, Hutch’s bizarrely passive response leaves his family disappointed and his son, Blake (Gage Munroe), utterly mortified. This incident, however, ignites a long-simmering rage in Hutch, awakening “dormant instincts” and “lethal skills” from a mysterious past.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Turns out, Hutch is no ordinary “nobody.” He was once a highly dangerous “auditor,” the kind of guy who cleaned up messes for the government with extreme prejudice. His return to form starts with a brutal, surprisingly visceral bus fight against a group of thugs, inadvertently pissing off Russian crime boss Yulian Kuznetsov (Aleksey Serebryakov), who has his own secrets (and a truly impressive array of tracksuits). What follows is a relentless, darkly comedic escalation of violence as Hutch systematically dismantles Yulian’s empire, often with the unexpected help of his retired father, David (Christopher Lloyd<\/a>), and mysterious brother, Harry (RZA<\/a>).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Cinesist Take: Unexpected Badassery and Existential Dread (with more Headshots) \ud83e\uddd0<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Nobody<\/em> is a blast. It\u2019s exactly the kind of R-rated, self-aware action film that John Wick<\/em> fans crave, but with a unique, grounded (and slightly pathetic) entry point.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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