In the midst of the pandemic as we slowly returned to the cinemas, Nobody was a welcome distracting surprise. Flippant, funny, and down right ferocious, Nobody brought an energetic freshness that we were needing smack bang in that cultural moment. While much of the newness and joy of the original remains, with a smattering of its dry humour and bloody chaos, the finale of Nobody 2 feels a little too safe. 

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Workaholic assassin Hutch Mansell takes his family on a much-needed vacation to the small tourist town of Plummerville. However, he soon finds himself in the crosshairs of a corrupt theme-park operator, a shady sheriff, and a bloodthirsty crime boss.

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One of the strengths of Nobody was the sense they captured of ordinary family life - the forgetting to put the rubbish bins out and running to the street with them but missing the rubbish truck was all too familiar. And in the first act, Nobody 2 returns to this narrative and thematic strength, grounding us in the Mansell household. 

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But as the film hurtles towards its final act, it feels a little like an action flick by numbers instead of something a little fresher. Don’t get me wrong - what they put on the table action wise is pulsating, brutal, and often funny stuff. 

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The chemistry between Bob Odenkirk and Connie Nielsen is superb, with Christopher Lloyd’s limited screen time still a joy. However, Sharon Stone’s villainous Lendina felt a little one dimensional. 

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While much of the newness and joy of the original remains, with a smattering of its dry humour and bloody chaos, the finale of Nobody 2 feels a little too safe.