[Review] Nobody 2 (2025) | Bob Odenkirk | Timo Tjahjanto

Nobody 2 (2025) Film Poster featuring Bob Odenkirk as Hutch Mansell

Nobody 2 (2025) is an American action-comedy film directed by Timo Tjahjanto. Derek Kolstad (creator of the John Wick franchise) wrote the story, and co-wrote the screenplay with Aaron Rabin, with cinematography by Callan Green, edited by Elísabet Ronaldsdóttir and music by Dominic Lewis.

Nobody 2 is the sequel to the 2021 film Nobody (directed by Ilya Naishuller), and stars Bob Odenkirk as Hutch Mansell, a former government assassin known as “Nobody”, Connie Nielsen as Becca Mansell, John Ortiz as Wyatt Martin, Colin Hanks as Abel, RZA as Harry Mansell, Christopher Lloyd as David Mansell, Sharon Stone as Lendina, Colin Salmon as “the Barber”, Gage Munroe as Brady Mansell and Paisley Cadorath as Sammy Mansell.

THIS REVIEW CONTAINS SPOILERS

Nobody 2 (2025) Synopsis:

Nobody ruins his vacation.

Former assassin Hutch Mansell takes his family on a nostalgic vacation to a small-town theme park, only to be pulled back into violence when they clash with a corrupt operator, a crooked sheriff, and a ruthless crime boss.

Nobody 2 Club (2025) Review:

I absolutely loved Nobody. Ilya Naishuller (Hardcore Henry, Heads of State) is a phenomenal action filmmaker. Knowing he wasn’t returning for Nobody 2 bummed me out. But then I saw that Timo Tjahjanto is helming the sequel. For those of you who don’t know Timo Tjahjanto, he’s a legendary action filmmaker from Indonesia with some of the most charged up action movies I’ve watched, including Headshot, The Night Comes For Us, and many more.

Nobody was a relatively contained film, but the trailers for Nobody 2 suggested a bit more complex conflict. Would that be an issue, or would it be handled expertly?

The film starts in more or less the exact same way as part 1. First we have a beat up Hutch being interrogated. Cut to sometime in the past: Hutch’s (Bob Odenkirk) life is monotonous and boring. Except, he isn’t stuck in a 9-5 job anymore. Hutch’s burning of the Russian’s money in part 1 has left him in debt. The Barber (Colin Salmon) paid off that debt, recruiting Hutch to do his dirty work. However, this has put a strain on Hutch and Becca’s (Connie Nielsen) marriage, as well as Hutch’s relationship with his children Brady (Gage Munroe) and Sammy (Paisley Cadorath).

Desperate to fix it all, Hutch requests time off so he can take his family on vacation. But, not everything goes as planned. Obviously.

Gratuitous Violence, and Not Much Else.

The Mansell Family on vacation

Movies like Nobody and John Wick have only one thing to offer: Gratuitous violence. They often tell a half-decent stories with just enough empathy for our characters that the violence feels cathartic. But, the action is the real star of the film. And such is the case with Nobody 2.

I didn’t expect a fantastic story. I expected a barebones narrative that’s logical enough to justify the meaningless action sequences. Although, I did have high hopes for the action. And with that regards, Nobody 2 delivers! The action sequences are brilliant. Every single fight, every single punch, lands with the expert precision of a carefully choreographed performance. Hutch gets beat up just as much as he beats up the bad guys, and you can’t help but cheer on. Because honestly, Hutch is mostly in the right there. I say mostly because there are times he crosses a line. And he acknowledges it. In fact, Hutch wants Brady to be better than him, which he voices out loud to his son. Right after he has beaten up the arcade employees who hit Sammy.

It’s hard to talk much about a film that has a ton of awesome action, and not much else.

Bad Character Work

Sharon Stone as Lelinda

Hutch’s character in Nobody (2021) gave us exactly what we needed. But in Nobody 2, Hutch feels more human. That should be a good thing, but it results in some narrative dissonance, causing more problems than it should. It’s hard to root for Hutch when he’s clearly in the wrong. If the bad guys caused trouble and forced Hutch to act, it would make more sense. But, Hutch clearly stokes the flames, and their ruined vacation is mostly a fault of Hutch’s meddling. The whole angle with the debt to the Barber, as well as Hutch’s family time trying to make memories didn’t really land as well as it should have.

Plus, Lelinda (Sharon Stone) was too cartoonish to take seriously. I mean, she was just a bad character. I didn’t feel threatened by her, nor did I feel like she is a force of nature in the underworld. She was just a quirky character and naught much else. Her death too didn’t feel as cathartic.

What I’m trying to say here is, almost none of the character conflicts or personalities worked for me. John Wick works because they don’t try to make him more nuanced than he is. He’s an expert assassin who retired, but came back after gangsters killed his dog. After that, he’s just reacting to the bad guys’ actions, doing his best to survive. Hutch, on the other hand, actively meddles in ways that are frustratingly stupid. Also, the emotional angles that the film tries to include in Nobody 2 felt unnecessary.

These are too many emotional angles for a movie that’s barely 90 minutes long. A slightly longer runtime would’ve allowed those plots to be better fleshed out, resulting in a more rewarding experience overall.

Nobody 2 (2025) Ending Explained (SPOILERS)

Connie Nielsen as Becca & Bob Odenkirk as Hutch

After seeing Abel kidnap Wyatt’s son, Hutch goes berserk, killing/incapacitating Lelinda’s men and burning all her money and stash. Knowing all hell is about to break loose, Hutch has Harry keep his family safe in the lodge. He teams up with Wyatt, and alongside his father, they rig the resort the same way they had rigged the warehouse in the first movie.

A massive action set piece ensues, which ends up with Lelinda and her people dead. A team of Lelinda’s men attempts to kill the Mansell family in the lodge, but Harry and Becca foil their plan.

The resort pretty much burns to the ground. Lelinda’s death means Wyatt is no longer in debt. Hutch and Becca are interrogated by authorities in an undisclosed location, before an anonymous phone call results in them being free to go. In the end, the family watches a slideshow of the pictures that Sammy has been taking throughout their vacation.

Honestly, Nobody 2—despite its slightly more complex plot—was just as simplistic and straightforward as Nobody (2021). In fact, I found the characters a lot less believable this time around, and a few unanswered questions left me feeling underwhelmed and overall disappointed by the ending. Is Hutch’s debt with the Barber clear? Is Wyatt going to go straight? We’ll never find out.

Is there going to be a Nobody 3? There’s no official announcement yet. But, given the franchise’s popularity and Odenkirk’s interest, I won’t be surprised if they announce it soon.

Is Nobody 2 (2025) worth watching?

Yes. Despite all my complaints, it is still a damn entertaining film. Just, don’t expect the same level of catharsis or finesse of the first movie.

In Conclusion:

The Nobody 2 (2025) is an insanely entertaining film that’ll scratch all your gratuitous violence itches. Not as good as the first part, but still damn fun.

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