Bob Odenkirk makes for a great action hero, but Nobody is ultimately disappointing.
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Still, it can’t be denied that it’s fun to watch Odenkirk turn into an action star. Not only does he get to fire off some guns and punch and kick his way through crowds of nameless henchmen, he also gets to partake in a fast-paced, well-shot car chase. And if that wasn’t enough, we get a kind of R-rated
Home Alone finale, with Hutch rigging up a warehouse with deadly booby traps. All of this
should make
Nobody a winner – and yet, the film is weirdly inert. The ultraviolence will only get you so far.
John Wick didn’t exactly break the mold, but it felt fresh and exciting thanks to a combination of style and world-building.
Nobody seems to think that if it follows a paint-by-numbers
Wick formula, that’ll be enough. It’s not, and that’s a damn shame, because Bob Odenkirk: Action Hero deserves better.
/Film Rating: 6 out of 10