Nobody 2

You might get more than a little deja-vu when watching Nobody 2.

However, considering how fun and sprightly the first film was, the sequel sticking pretty rigidly to the formula whilst also keeping the concise run time and the fun is something to be admired.

It’s therefore deserving of some praise despite not quite hitting the heights of its predecessor.

The fact this sequel even exists goes to show that perhaps audiences are showing that they do want some quality to their action films.

With more than a few links personnel-wise to John Wick, the first Nobody played in a similar sandbox but the focus on a wantaway family man with slightly less slick and more punishing fight scenes was a nice change of pace.

This sequel largely sticks to that formula. Once again, we kick off in an interrogation room before cutting back to a montage of family life.

Bob Odenkirk’s Hutch Mansell is back doing ‘clean up’ jobs to pay back the money he torched in the first film but takes a break to take his family away on holiday.

Whilst there, he gets a little more than he bargained for and the cosy family resort he’s in has some nefarious secrets of its own.

So far, so predictable and the action and plot beats stick to those seen in the first.

Once again though, it’s brisk, kinetic, fun, sprightly and rushes by pretty effortlessly.

You can feel a bit of ‘unexpected sequel-itis’ in parts: it feels a little shoehorned together and the script isn’t quite as tight as before but Odenkirk is such a charismatic and watchable leading presence that it’s easy to forgive.

We end with Christopher Lloyd blowing up a funfair, the RZA clearly relishing having a samurai sword fight and Hutch’s wife Becca (Connie Nielsen) perhaps showing signs that she may have more to reveal as well should a third film materialise.

If you enjoyed the first film, or this new trend of ‘thoughtful action’ movies then there’s a lot to enjoy here. Let's all cross our fingers for a future crossover where Hutch stays at The Continental.

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