Nobody - Movie Review

 Nobody (2021)

Nobody is a new action thriller from Ilya Naishuller (the director of the fantastic and highly underrated Hardcore Henry) and stars Bob Odenkirk as an ordinary family man who after helping a stranger being harassed by a group of strangers, must let out some old demons after finding out a vengeful drug lord is after him. The film did surprisingly well at the box office considering the COVID-19 pandemic and was well received by critics.

THE GOOD

This was a damn good action film! The story, while nothing original, was always interesting and never lost my attention. There was never a dull moment in this film because it was paced so well, it's extremely fast paced. Bob Odenkirk acts his ass off in this film! He is fantastic in the dramatic moments and he is EXCELLENT in the action sequences. Christopher Lloyd is in this film too, and even he gets time to shine in the action, which was awesome as far as I'm concerned! The action sequences were orgasmic! They were extremely well shot, they are absolutely brutal and violent and bloody. Just a warning for people who are squeamish, if you don't like gore and brutal violence, prepare for gore and brutal violence if you decide to watch this film. The script is really good, there's lots of great dialogue and some really great subtle humor sprinkled in, I loved that this film didn't take itself so seriously. This movie also has a great soundtrack, it has by far the best use of Heartbreaker by Pat Benatar that I can recall being in a movie! This movie was just pure fun and was definitely needed during these troubled times!

THE BAD

Like I said before, there's nothing original about this movie, which wasn't a major issue for me because the movie is executed and written so well that the lack of originality didn't bother me at all. My only real issue with the film was that the villain was kind of weak, some improvement could have been made there.

CONCLUSION

Nobody is an extremely entertaining, fast paced, hyper violent action movie that I definitely recommend seeing! The action sequences are worth the price of admission alone, Bob Odenkirk gives a wonderful performance and I really want to see him do more action stuff! It was a quick sit, it's only 92 minutes long so it definitely never overstayed its welcome! As for Ilya Naishuller, please make some more action movies! This was another great effort, keep them coming!

GRADE:  A-

FILM INFO

MPA rating:  R (for strong violence and bloody images, language throughout and brief drug use)

Run time:  92 min

Release date:  March 26th, 2021

Studio:  Universal Pictures