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I Watched Nobody 2 but This Dull as Dishwater Comedy Movie Is No Summer Blockbuster and Had Me Longing for Bob Odenkirk’s Better Call Saul Days
Nobody 2 earns mixed reviews with an 84% Rotten Tomatoes score as Bob Odenkirk reprises his role amid praise for action and critique for lacking originality.
- On August 15, 2025, Nobody 2 opens nationwide, with critics divided over its `bone-crushing entertainment` and `the novelty is gone`.
- The March 2021 film Nobody debuted during COVID to strong reviews, and Bob Odenkirk’s performance in the first film spurred calls for a sequel.
- Hutch Mansell, in deep to the Russian mob for $30 million, takes freelance gigs like dispatching five men in an elevator before facing Corsicans and Brazilians.
- With a 84 rating on Rotten Tomatoes, the sequel is projected as a 2026 Golden Globes contender, despite critics' criticisms that the novelty is gone.
- Odenkirk’s shift into action-hero territory sets up further franchise entries, with the sequel positioning him as an action star and paving the way for future installments.
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‘Nobody 2’ Review: Father Knows (and Kills) Best
There’s no stopping the violently raging dad, including in the movies. A familiar type and late-career booster for some actors (see: Liam Neeson), the raging dad skews hellish or heroic, often both. His violence can be as righteous as Abraham’s or whatever it needs to be as long as it burns slow enough to fuel a story until it explodes with consuming intensity. The raging dad can also be funny, though it helps if he’s played by Bob Odenkirk, an …
I watched Nobody 2 but this dull as dishwater comedy movie is no summer blockbuster and had me longing for Bob Odenkirk’s Better Call Saul days
Bob Odenkirk as an oddball hitman is definitely still a cool concept, but if there was any comedy in the room with us during Nobody 2, I didn’t see it.
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