Nobody Movie Review: Superb Action

Nobody is an American action thriller film directed by Russian filmmaker Ilya Naishuller, written by John Wick fame Derek Kolstad,  starring Bob Odenkirk as Hutch Mansell aka 'Nobody', Aleksey Serebryakov and Christopher Lloyd in the lead roles, with Connie Nielsen and others playing supporting roles. This 1 and a half our film is about the man Hutch Mansell, who wants a break from his monotonous unrecognised job life. Life gives him a chance in the form of a home burglary, failing to stop which makes him determined to prove his worth to his wife and children. But to make things right, he needs to change himself into what he used to be, and that's 'Nobody'.

The highlight of this film is it's action. The action choreography, alongwith the camera work and editing makes this film an excellent watch for action film lovers. Especially, the in-house fight sequence, the bus fight sequence and the final showdown are the sequences, where majority of the heavy action takes place. 
The story in itself is quite decent, and the plot point after which the heavy action kicks in seems a bit like a last minute thought. That being said, the screenplay is nice and although the film is of a short runtime, it doesn't seem to bore even for a minute. The other highlight of this film is it's dark humor. The father of Hutch Mansell (played by Christopher Lloyd) is an old man (who happens to be a former FBI agent), living in an old age home cum hospital, is a badass grandpa who does a lot of action with his favourite weapon, a shotgun. The scene where Hutch's father kills the two assasins who broke into the hospital to kill him is damn good. The brief setup, followed by the action and the stylish cover up, all in a dark humorous tone, looks freaking awesome. He has a few funny one liners which enhances the dark humor. Robert Fitzgerald Diggs (RZA) who plays Hutch's brother, does a lot of action and a bit of comedy too. The background music is cool, often taking the liberty of old jazz songs playing in car radio (the car which the characters are driving) which directly relate to the current scene of the film that is being shown. The song 'Don't let me be misunderstood' by 'Animals' comes twice in this film and justifies Hutch Mansell's character traits with it's lyrics. The music is quite significant and metaphorical here (considering it's an action film), which is both unexpected and enjoyable. The camera work throughout the film is really nice and the direction is quite crisp for a film like this. 

All in all, 'Nobody' is a fun action film, which has all the elements packaged in good proportions. At the end when Hutch's family come to know about his past and things become alright between them, it's shown that Hutch gets a call indicating a sequel. A mid credits scene even shows Hutch's father and brother travelling to an anonymous location with guns. Probably we will get to witness a new fun and crisp action film franchise taking birth very soon. Until then, there's 'Nobody' for you. 
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