Actors: Bob Odenkirk, Connie Nielsen, Aleksei Serebryakov, RZA, Michael Ironside, Colin Salmon, Christopher Lloyd
Rating:
9 out of 10, The movie Nobody proves Hollywood is still there and kicking. In
some real movie magic the dumpy lawyer, Saul, from Breaking Bad, and Jim from
Taxi, are transformed into lethal killing machines. Huh? The Russian mob needs
to look into their cinematic selection of potential victims as they once again
run into a buzz saw when they pick on the wrong guy. Bob Odenkirk wouldn’t be
your first thought when you’re asked about dangerous leading men but he
delivers. He’s a seemingly nebbish businessman whom life is beating to a bored
pulp when those unfortunate Russian mobsters decide to liven things up. This
will rightfully be compared to John Wick for a lot of reasons but Odenkirk, as
Hutch Mansell, comes out of nowhere. There are some incredibly funny dark
comedic moments amongst all the havoc and death as well. I wasn’t sure what to
make of this after the first few minutes but you slowly and effectively see the
veil slipped off his character. A truly fun return to the movies, pure
Hollywood escapism at its best.
MVP:
Odenkirk as Hutch Mansell, the poor man’s John Wick
