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Hutch Mansell is a “family man” in his mid-50s stuck in a passionless marriage and a life of bland routine. After failing to defend his family from an unsuccessful robbery in his suburban home, he lets loose his long-simmering rage and seeks out revenge. When other men his age buy sports cars and have fleeting affairs during their inevitable midlife crisis, he goes on a violent crime spree. Played by Primetime Emmy-winning actor Bob Odenkirk, best known for his role on the AMC crime drama series Breaking Bad, Mansell turns out to be a self-appointed (and retired) vigilante who becomes the target of a vengeful Russian drug lord. Nobody is for devoted fans of the John Wick trilogy and Keanu Reeves’ bare-knuckle brutality and gore.
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As Nobody progresses, Mansell reveals a back story—his desire for stability, thus retiring from his crime-setting ways, and seeking out a family—but he returns to his roots after a home invasion, to escape mind-numbing normalcy.
While some scenes aren’t flawlessly choreographed making Hutch more human, this film was exceptionally entertaining—especially with some aging Christopher Lloyd scenes (yes, *that* guy from Back to the Future). It’s a relentless gore fest, that at times you may want to look away.
In an interview with The Ringer, Bob Odenkirk reveals that he trained for two and a half years to complete Nobody, which he also co-produced. Young Russian filmmaker Ilya Naishuller, however, had only one goal for every scene with the American actor (who started out as a comedian in the ‘80s)—to make him look completely badass, and he absolutely delivered.
Inspired by real-life events, Odenkirk and his family experienced two home invasions, which he wished he would have handled differently. This vulnerability as a father led to the idea of this action-thriller, a fantasy of how he could have reacted. He shares, “There were things I felt like I could do in this world. I knew I could train, and that would be interesting and challenging. And I thought I could deliver the intensity.” He adds, “And I thought I could really do that thing that films this genre often tries to do, which is to say, here’s a character who you don’t expect to be capable of anything physical and then surprise people with their skills.”
Will this underestimated nobody exact his revenge and still earn his family’s respect and trust? Stream Nobody exclusively on UPSTREAM until December 24, 2021. Get your tickets on GMovies.
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