Nobody Review

The latest game news from IGN - one of my fave channels ever - check it out Don’t get on Bob Odenkirk’s bad side. That’s the entirety of both text and subtext in the Better Call Saul star’s new action vehicle Nobody – and I’m here for it. From his origins in sketch comedy with The Ben Stiller Show and Mr. Show to his dramatic work on Breaking Bad and its spin-off, Odenkirk’s transition into a pissed-off, ass-kicking old man in the Charles Bronson/Liam Neeson mold feels both unexpected and entirely appropriate. And it’s just one of the many joys of this delightfully funny, deliriously violent, endlessly engaging action spectacle. Directed by Ilya Naishuller, Nobody stars Oedenkirk as Hutch Mansell, a regular working stiff who feels boxed-in by the predictable monotony of his workaday existence: A nice house where he keeps forgetting to take out the trash, a beautiful wife (Connie Nielsen) who he rarely sees, and a job working for in-laws (Michael Ironside, Billy MacLellan) who don’t particularly respect him, all while occasionally popping in to visit his retired-FBI agent dad (Christopher Lloyd). [widget path="global/article/imagegallery" parameters="albumSlug=the-10-best-80s-action-movies&captions=true"] It’s a life of perfect suburban anonymity, but things quickly change for Hutch when two burglars break into his house in the middle of the night, prompting a confrontation and quest for restitution. Before long, he’s caught up in a series of cascading calamities involving Russian mobsters with millions of dollars at stake, exploding houses, and oh, so much blood spraying in oh, so many directions. That it’s orchestrated by the man who helmed Hardcore Henry six years ago is the least surprising thing about any of it. Of course, it’s not like the premise itself is anything new. When you think about it, the “decent guy who’s had enough” subgenre has provided a fruitful vein for both serious and exploitation fare for everyone from the aforementioned Bronson and his storied Death Wish franchise in the ‘70s and ‘80s to Michael Douglas in 1993’s excellent Falling Down. It’s a scenario offering easy, cathartic engagement as we place ourselves in similar situations and imagine, “What if…” In that sense, Odenkirk is probably one of the most perfect actors in awhile to inhabit these tropes, with his well-established everyman persona and rumpled appearance allowing for audience identification and, eventually, some genuine surprises as our presumptions are challenged. That the script is by John Wick writer Derek Kolstad will inevitably bring to mind Keanu Reeves' invincible assassin, but Odenkirk’s very presence in the lead role, and the very normalcy he represents, serves as a visual reminder this movie is doing something different. [ignvideo width=610 height=374 url=https://ift.tt/2QvJ2gZ] Instead, we’re pulled into the character’s headspace. The early montages depicting Hutch’s everyday drudgery will have us relating to him even as we actually know very little about him. And the process of seeing our presumptions confirmed or challenged over the ensuing 90 minutes makes the experience fruitful, squeezing out a lot of twists even as it goes through what could have become some pretty rote paces. There are some superficial echoes – in both content and tone – of the recent Equalizer movies starring Denzel Washington, but unlike those entries (neither of which really landed for me) there’s a deftness of touch in Nobody as it balances satire with seriousness in a way that arouses genuine laughter at some of the situations without ever losing its grip on the actual stakes of the story. The filmmakers are in on the joke and want to welcome us in too. [widget path="global/article/imagegallery" parameters="albumSlug=best-reviewed-movies-of-2021&captions=true"]

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