Monday, May 31, 2021

Nobody (2021)

"Who are you?!"

"I'm nobody."

Hutch Mansell (Bob Odenkirk) is an ordinary guy with an ordinary life.  His marriage has lost its spark, his job is a drag, and he keeps forgetting to get the trash cans out to the curb before the trash truck drives away.  One night, a couple break into his house.  Hutch proves to have some impressive tactical awareness as he follows them through the house.  Then his teenaged son tackles one of the burglars.  Hutch immediately surrenders and gives the pair what money he has.  His son is clearly disappointed in his father.  Even the police look at him as a loser when they arrive.  The next day, his brother in law - with whom he works - sees him as a loser and gives him a gun to protect his sister.  When he gets home, his daughter is looking for a worthless keepsake which was in the change cup, the very cup the burglars had emptied.  And something clicks.

Hutch stops at an old folks' home to see his father (Christopher Lloyd).  He borrows a gun and FBI badge then goes on the hunt.  Eventually, he tracks down the burglars and proves to be the most dangerous man in the room, clearly capable of dispatching the two of them during the robbery.  However, their situation is sufficiently dire that he leaves even more depressed.  And then he encounters some drunken bozos.  In a fight reminiscent of John Wick, he takes down four goons.  Unfortunately, one of them is the nephew of a Russian gangster; the uncle wants revenge.

At this point, the real fun begins.  The movie is a combo of Homer Simpson meets James Bond.  The action is intense and plentiful.  Lots of fun.

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