One more retired assassin hits our screens and delivers on the mission statement of adrenalin-fuelled, bloody action. The sequel to Ilya Naishuller’s Nobody (2021) begins like the earlier film, with Hutch Mansell (Bob Odenkirk) and an extremely good-looking wolf dog being interrogated by government agents.
Nobody 2 (English)
Director: Timo Tjahjanto
Starring: Bob Odenkirk, Connie Nielsen, John Ortiz, Colin Hanks, RZA, Colin Salmon, Christopher Lloyd, Sharon Stone
Runtime: 89 minutes
Storyline: Dad and former government assassin/auditor, Hutch, takes a family vacation, but trouble follows
Hutch is a retired government assassin/auditor living a quiet life as a suburban dad. He takes on jobs for his handler, the Barber (Colin Salmon), to pay back the $30 million he burned of the Russian obshchak from the earlier film.
After the latest job, Hutch tells the Barber he is taking a break, a family vacation. The Barber sardonically comments, “Wherever you go, there you are.” Hutch convinces his successful real estate agent wife, Becca (Connie Nielsen), teenage son, Brady (Gage Munroe), and daughter, Sammy (Paisley Cadorath), that they could go to Plummerville, the only place his father, David (Christopher Lloyd), a retired FBI agent, took him for a holiday.
He recalls being happy in Plummerville, with its amusement park and duck boat rides, and wants to make new memories with his family. The Mansells set off determined to have a good time, taking David along. When the family reaches Plummerville, however, they find that apart from the amusement park, the water slides, the fun house and a handsome wolf dog up for adoption, the charming town is corrupt to its core.
When Max (Lucius Hoyos), the son of the theme park operator Wyatt (John Ortiz), picks a fight with Brady and decapitates Sammy’s stuffed toy, the gloves come off. And soon, la famille Mansell, including Hutch’s adopted brother, Harry (RZA), are in the fight. Hutch learns from the Barber that Plummerville is an important stop in an illegal pipeline running all manner of contraband.
The stage is set for bone-crushing violence, loud bangs and great balls of fire. At under 90 minutes, Nobody 2, while offering nothing new, delivers on its promise of ridiculous gore served with a side of deadpan angst from Odenkirk.
It is wonderful to see Sharon Stone, being all husky and wicked with evil-looking talons as Lendina, the mastermind behind the pipeline. Tom Hanks’ son, Colin Hanks, makes for a contrarily clean-cut corrupt sheriff, Abel.
The assassin, government or freelance, has had a long and successful innings in pop culture. Judging by the slew of shows and movies featuring this multi-talented breed, the killer for hire shows no sign of going away and will continue to ply their special trade in the spotlight for our amusement.
Nobody 2 is currently running in theatres
Published – August 22, 2025 06:36 pm IST
