Nobody 2

If I'm recalling George Orwell's 1984 correctly, one passage in the book talked about the blandness and general awfulness of the food offered by the authoritarian state. Cabbage that stank and coffee that wasn't real coffee. I have to say I've come to feel the same way about a lot of Western entertainment in recent years. It lacks vibrancy, individuality, it lacks flavour. The latest and I have to say unwanted iteration of "Nobody", the unimaginatively titled "Nobody 2" meets that definition. What made the first film work is precisely why the second film fails. It was a little original the first time around, with a reveal, that is, the suburban father being a talented assassin, no one had expected. With that out of the way whats left is anti climatic, repetitive exposition, that's as uninspiring as its tired, 1970's theme park, setting. I know people starved for any kind of action film will like it. I get that. Speaking for myself personally, I'd like a little more. A dash of creativity, a spark of inspiration, not just more of the same beige entertainment, off the lazy Hollywood production line. In summary, "Nobody 2" is alright. Its a basic action flick that fills the entertainment gap but still leaves you craving something more substantial. A mediocre watch.

Younger me would have really liked this. Maybe? Maybe I would have known that it was just rudderless action pasted back to back. It's pretty good but I already saw this with Christina Ricci. She was a better assassin. Brother is definitely a welcome aspect of this. Never bring a machete to a katana fight is the best line in the film. I may not know because I skipped most of it. It's just a bunch of fighting. Some of it is quite inspired. Most of it is...well if you kill 100 people, can you kill all of them in novel ways? Unfortunately a little repetition seeps in. 1.5 hours. Well done. It only took me about 45 minutes to skip my way to pretty much knowing everything about this. Maybe it was 30 minutes. If you're a teen, you might like this. If you are an adult...you should be upset they didn't observe the laws of thermodynamics on the dart v knife portion of the evening. Satisfying, though. Nice to see the ladies stepping up. I'm still team Ricci, for my family kill time.

Nobody (2021) was an outstanding film. Everything about it was innovative, surprising, funny, encouraging, etc. The believability factor was there too. I couldn't wait to watch Nobody 2 (2025). Nobody 2 (2025) does what many successors do - but not all. It's a continuation with the story line but pumped up with totally outrageousness making it terribly unbelievable. It just became stupid to me. I was fine with never having seen #2. For me, the best part was the first 20-30 minutes. After that, it was just stupidness, but young gamers might like it. I felt the same way after watching The Accountant 2. Nobody (2021) = 8.5/10, but Nobody 2 (2025) = 6.5/10