Film Review – Nobody 2

Released in 2021, “Nobody” was put into theaters by Universal Pictures without any real clue if anyone would show up to see it. The pandemic world wasn’t kind to movie theaters as streaming began to take hold, and star Bob Odenkirk wasn’t exactly a star, primarily known for his comedy pursuits, not his mastery of action cinema. While hardly a major hit, “Nobody” found an audience ready for its very “John Wick”-ian ways, turning a profit during a time when such an achievement wasn’t easy. A four year wait for a sequel isn’t the optimum play for a feature like this, but now there’s a “Nobody 2,” with Odenkirk returning to destroy more bad guys, this time for director Timo Tjahjanto (“The Night Comes for Us”). Screenwriters Derek Kolstad and Aaron Rabin don’t come armed with a particularly inventive idea for “Nobody 2,” but they offer simple, violent entertainment, creating more of a group effort for the sequel to take some of the pressure off Odenkirk, who remains an oddball action figure. Read the rest at Blu-ray.com