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Nobody 2 centres around Bob Odenkirk as Hutch Mansell, an aging hitman who’s missing out on family life, and as much as he gets himself into his work, it’s starting to get to him.
In a callback to the original film, this one also begins with Hutch being quizzed by the FBI, “Who the fuck are you??”… albeit now, with a wolf next to him.
Hutch replies, “Us? ….we’re nobody”.
It’s been a while since I saw the first film – apart from the bus scene, over and over – and I need to check it out again, but for this one, Hutch then recounts to his handler, The Barber (Colin Salmon – the James Bond we never had), how he’s been retrieving a particular item, which scores of other baddies are after, including the Corsicans and Brazillians.
Even after completing this violent task, though, Hutch is still over $30m in debt to him, given how he burned a ton of Russian money, last time.
But never mind all that, because it’s time for a family holiday away to Plummerville! a water park he last went to with his Dad as a kid… once.
Naturally, Hutch gets into one altercation after another, first time after his son, Brady, starts to chat up a girl in the arcade, leading to them getting chucked out of there, with a staff member smacking the back of his daughter, Sammy’s, head, after the toy she’s won is destroyed by the girl’s boyfriend.
But criminal operations aren’t far away, and far from Colin Hanks‘ (Elvis And Nixon) antagonist sheriff Abel being the biggest headache in town, enter Lendina, who’s been running the joint for over 20 years, so not even Hutch can stop her, surely? Either way, it’s great to see Sharon Stone finally back on the big screen.
Nobody 2 is how to do a sequel: There’s a lot of humour, there’s great interaction between the characters – with everyone getting a turn during the short running time including Connie Nielsen (Connie Nielsen) as Hutch’s sharp-shooting wife, Becca, and for this particular movie, there’s a lot more violence – all of which has some brilliant and inventive choreography!
Plus, as well as it not being necessary to have seen the first film if you haven’t – although it’s similarly only around 90 minutes before the end credits kick in, so won’t take you long – it’s nicely-paced and overall, better than the first film, as there’s more action in it!
And who would’ve thought that 40 years on from Back To The Future, Doc Brown would still be absolutely on fire at 86! Come on, get Nobody 3 on the way! We need Christopher Lloyd back one more time!
Nobody 2 is the sequel everyone needed! And I want to go back and see it again on the big screen!
I’m glad that I could tell in advance, that despite all the bluff and bluster of alleged summer blockbusters Jurassic World Rebirth, Superman and Fantastic Four: First Steps, I knew it would be this movie which would be MY summer hit!
It speaks volumes that The Guardian’s Peter Bradshaw only gave this 2/5, whereas it must’ve taken a ton of cash for him to spill 4/5 on The Naked Gun!
There was also a very odd moment towards the end, when some bloke came in – not uncommon in a cinema, since some people can’t hold their wad even for 90 minutes and must use the toilet – but did so as if he’d come in for the first time… and it was during the climactic action scene.
He walked up one aisle with his phone torch blaring away, then back down, then went across the front of the room (ugh) to do the same in the other aisle… before walking out again! Who was he looking for? Pissed me off, anyway.
And one thing, but I’ll put this behind a spoiler banner, so you must watch the film first…
NOTE: There’s no mid- or post-credit scenes, but a brief piece of the Plummerville theme park music is heard at the very end of the credits. Naturally, only I was still there to hear it.
Nobody 2 is in cinemas now, and is available to pre-order on 4K Blu-ray, 4K Blu-ray Steelbook, Blu-ray and DVD.
Detailed specs:
Cert: 
Running time: 89 minutes
Release date: August 15th 2025
Studio: Universal Pictures
Aspect ratio: 2.39:1 (ARRIRAW (4.6K), Anamorphic Panavision)
Cinema: Odeon Trafford Centre
Rating: 9/10
Director: Timo Tjahjanto
Producers: Braden Aftergood, David Leitch, Kelly McCormick, Bob Odenkirk, Marc Provissiero
Screenplay: Derek Kolstad, Aaron Rabin
Music: Dominic Lewis
Cast:
Hutch Mansell: Bob Odenkirk
Becca Mansell: Connie Nielsen
David Mansell: Christopher Lloyd
Wyatt Martin: John Ortiz
Harry Mansell: RZA
Lendina: Sharon Stone
Sheriff Abel: Colin Hanks
Brady Mansell: Gage Munroe
Sammy Mansell: Paisley Cadorath
The Barber: Colin Salmon
Deputy Dann: Jacob Blair
Kartoush: Daniel Bernhardt
Max Martin: Lucius Hoyos
Toby: David MacInnis
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