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Nobody
A man with many fists flying towards his face
Theatrical release poster
Directed byIlya Naishuller
Written byDerek Kolstad
Produced by
Starring
CinematographyPawel Pogorzelski
Edited by
  • William Yeh
  • Evan Schiff
Music byDavid Buckley
Production
companies
Distributed byUniversal Pictures
Release date
  • March 26, 2021 (2021-03-26) (United States)
Running time
92 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Budget$16 million[1]
Box office$21.1 million[2][3]

Nobody is a 2021 American action thriller film directed by Ilya Naishuller and written by Derek Kolstad. The film stars Bob Odenkirk, Connie Nielsen, RZA, Aleksei Serebryakov, and Christopher Lloyd, and follows a man who helps a stranger being harassed by a group of men, only to become the target of a vengeful drug lord. Odenkirk and David Leitch are among the film's producers.

Nobody was theatrically released in the United States on March 26, 2021, by Universal Pictures. The film received generally positive reviews from critics, who praised Odenkirk's performance, and has grossed $21 million worldwide.

Plot

Hutch Mansell (Bob Odenkirk) is a seemingly ordinary man; he has two children with his wife Becca (Connie Nielsen), has an unremarkable job as an office worker in his father-in-law Eddie's (Michael Ironside) metal fabrication company, and generally keeps to himself. The tedium of his life is slowly grinding on him, he and his wife haven't been intimate in years, and his son Blake has no respect for him as a father. Only his daughter, Sammy, shows him any affection.

One night, a man and woman break into his house and hold him at gunpoint, demanding money. Hutch gives them his watch, but when they try to leave, Blake tackles one of them. Hutch is about to attack them with a golf club, but at the last second he stops himself and lets them get away, resulting in Blake getting a black eye. The incident causes Blake to drift even further away from his father, and everyone in Hutch's life, from his neighbor to his brother-in-law at work, asks him why he didn't try to stop the burglars. Hutch contacts his supposedly deceased half-brother Harry (RZA) on a hidden radio in his office and explains that he saw no reason to intervene; the burglars were using an unloaded gun.

When he comes home later that day, Sammy asks her father for help finding her bracelet with cats, which Hutch believes the thieves took. Without saying a word, he goes to see his elderly father David (Christopher Lloyd), and borrows his old FBI badge and gun to track down the burglars. He finds their apartment and threatens them, but when he realizes they robbed him to get money to pay for their sick baby's medical treatment, he leaves in shame. The bus he takes home is stopped by a gang of Russian punks, and Hutch takes out his frustration by savagely beating all of them.

Harry then sends him to see a man referred to only as "The Barber" (Colin Salmon), who provides Hutch with information about one of his victims: he is the younger brother of Yulian Kuznetsov (Aleksei Serebryakov), a notorious Russian mob enforcer. Although Yulian despises his brother, he feels an obligation to avenge him and sends a crew led by his right-hand man Pavel to attack Hutch at home after deducing his identity. Hutch hides his family and kills most of the attackers before Pavel subdues him with a taser and puts him in the trunk of a car to take him to Yulian; finding a fire extinguisher in the trunk, Hutch uses it to blindside his abductors, causing the car to crash, killing Pavel. He returns home, sends Becca and the children away to a safe location, and sets his house on fire to destroy any evidence.

It is then explained that Hutch is a former "auditor", an assassin employed by intelligence agencies to kill people who were considered untouchable or too difficult to arrest. He did his work diligently until one day, he let a man he was supposed to kill for embezzling U.S. government funds go free. Returning a year later, Hutch found the man had built a new life and family for himself; wanting a life akin to his, Hutch decided to retire against the wishes of his superiors, and since then has done everything possible to suppress any memory of his old life.

After giving Eddie a stash of gold bars to buy his company from him, Hutch burns Yulian's art collection and the money he was protecting for the mob, telling him that he can either choose to come after him or he can take what he has left and flee. Yulian angrily calls up every man on his payroll and pursues Hutch to the factory, where David and Harry show up to help Hutch eliminate the gangsters using a variety of weapons and deadly traps Hutch had set up. They kill all of the gunmen with the exception of Yulian, who shoots and wounds Harry; Hutch charges him with a Claymore mine attached to a bulletproof shield and detonates it, killing Yulian. He lets his father and brother escape, and is arrested by the police, only to be quickly released with no charges filed.

Three months later, while buying a new house with Becca, Hutch receives a call suggesting that his services are still required. In a mid-credits scene, Harry and David are shown driving to an undisclosed location in an RV filled with guns.

Cast

Production

In January 2018, it was announced Bob Odenkirk had joined the cast of the film, with Ilya Naishuller directing from a screenplay by Derek Kolstad. Odenkirk also served as a producer on the film, alongside David Leitch. Kolstad serves as an executive producer, along with Marc S. Fischer.[4] STX Entertainment was set to distribute the film.[5] In April 2019, Universal Pictures acquired distribution rights to the film from STX.[6] In October 2019, Connie Nielsen and Christopher Lloyd joined the cast of the film.[7]

Principal photography began in Los Angeles in September 2019.[8] Production resumed in Winnipeg, Canada, in October 2019.[9] Filming lasted 34 days.[10]

Release

Nobody was originally scheduled to be theatrically released in the United States on August 14, 2020, by Universal Pictures,[11] but on April 7, the film was pushed back six months to February 26, 2021, due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[12] On July 9, the film was moved up a week to February 19, 2021.[13] However, on December 10, 2020, Universal decided to go with their original plan, rescheduling it for a February 26 release.[13] On January 21, 2021, the film was pushed back to April 2, 2021,[14] but the following month, the film was brought back a week to release on March 26, 2021.[15] The film will release on April 16, 2021 on digital.

Reception

Box office

As of April 2, 2021, Nobody has grossed $9.8 million in the United States and Canada, and $5.7 million in other territories, for a worldwide total of $15.5 million.[3][2]

A week prior to its United States release, Variety estimated the film would gross around $5 million in its opening weekend, compared to debuting to around $15 million in a pre-COVID marketplace.[16] The film made $2.5 million on its first day,[10] and went on to debut to $6.7 million, topping the box office. 62% of the audience was male, with 56% being under the age of 35.[17][1]

Critical response

Review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes reports that 81% of 189 critics have given the film a positive review, with an average rating of 6.9/10. The website's critics consensus reads: "Nobody doesn't break any new ground for the genre, but this viscerally violent thriller smashes, shatters, and destroys plenty of other things – all while proving Bob Odenkirk has what it takes to be an action star."[18] On Metacritic, the film has a weighted average score of 63 out of 100 based on 37 critics, indicating "generally favorable reviews".[19] Audiences polled by CinemaScore gave the film an average grade of "A–" on an A+ to F scale, while PostTrak reported 83% of audience members gave it a positive score, with 69% saying they would definitely recommend it.[10]

The Hollywood Reporter's John DeFore praised the film's "enjoyably absurd violence" and wrote: "Taking itself much less seriously than the Taken series and its predecessors, it's a wish-fulfillment romp just as ludicrous as any of them but more fun than most."[20] Richard Roeper of the Chicago Sun-Times gave the film 3 out of 4 stars, writing: "Most impressive of all is Odenkirk, who looks and sounds nothing like an action star until it's time for Hutch to become an action star, and we totally believe this physically unimpressive, normally mild-mannered guy as a simmering cauldron of rage who could take that teapot over there and kill ya with it."[21]

Future

In March 2021, Naishuller discussed the potential of a crossover film featuring Nobody and the John Wick franchise, of which Nobody screenwriter Derek Kolstad was the screenwriter for the first three films, and of which Nobody producer David Leitch previously co-directed the first John Wick film, expressing interest in the possibility based on the films' similar tones.[22]

References

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  3. ^ a b "Nobody (2021)". The Numbers. Retrieved April 4, 2021.
  4. ^ "Nobody: February 19, 2021". Universal Pictures. Archived from the original on August 7, 2020. Retrieved August 14, 2020.
  5. ^ N'Duka, Amanda (January 11, 2018). "Bob Odenkirk To Produce & Star In STX Action Thriller 'Nobody' From 'Atomic Blonde', 'John Wick' Producers". Deadline Hollywood. Archived from the original on December 11, 2019. Retrieved December 10, 2019.
  6. ^ Kroll, Justin (April 22, 2019). "'Hobbs & Shaw' Director David Leitch, Kelly McCormick Sign First-Look Deal With Universal (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety. Archived from the original on September 29, 2019. Retrieved December 10, 2019.
  7. ^ Sneider, Jeff (October 14, 2019). "Exclusive: Christopher Lloyd, Connie Nielsen Join Bob Odenkirk in Action-Thriller 'Nobody'". Collider. Archived from the original on December 11, 2019. Retrieved December 10, 2019.
  8. ^ "Nobody". Production List. Archived from the original on December 11, 2019. Retrieved December 10, 2019.
  9. ^ Charron, Jeremie (October 6, 2019). "Film starring Bob Odenkirk and Christopher Lloyd to shoot in Winnipeg in October". CTV News.
  10. ^ a b c D'Alessandro, Anthony (March 27, 2021). "'Nobody' Opening To No. 1 With 'A-' CinemaScore; Director Ilya Naishuller On Redefining Action Genre With Bob Odenkirk Pic – Update". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved March 27, 2021.
  11. ^ Couch, Aaron (September 19, 2019). "Universal Sets Bob Odenkirk Action Thriller 'Nobody' for August 2020". The Hollywood Reporter. Archived from the original on December 7, 2019. Retrieved December 10, 2019.
  12. ^ McClintock, Pamela (April 7, 2020). "Universal Bumps 'Nobody' to Winter, Delays M. Night Shyamalan's Untitled Film". The Hollywood Reporter. Archived from the original on April 7, 2020. Retrieved April 7, 2020.
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  14. ^ Jackson, Angelique (January 22, 2021). "Universal Sets New Release Dates for Bob Odenkirk's 'Nobody,' Edgar Wright's 'Last Night in Soho'". Variety. Retrieved January 24, 2021.
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  16. ^ Kaare Eriksen (March 19, 2021). "'Godzilla vs. Kong' Poised to Be Pandemic's Best Performer Yet at U.S. Box Office, With Projected $23.7M Opening Weekend". Variety. Retrieved March 20, 2021.
  17. ^ D'Alessandro, Anthony (March 28, 2021). "Bob Odenkirk Movie 'Nobody' Takes No. 1 With $6.7M; Los Angeles Market Leads B.O. Again With $1.1M". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved March 28, 2021.
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  19. ^ "Nobody Reviews". Metacritic. Fandom, Inc. Retrieved April 1, 2021.
  20. ^ DeFore, John (March 22, 2021). "'Nobody': Film Review". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved March 28, 2021.
  21. ^ Roeper, Richard (March 24, 2021). "'Nobody': Bob Odenkirk comes on strong as an angry dad at war with the mob". Chicago Sun-Times. Retrieved March 28, 2021.
  22. ^ Erbland, Kate (March 27, 2021). "'Nobody' Director on Potential 'John Wick' Universe and Building the Craziest Fight Scene of the Year". IndieWire. Retrieved March 27, 2021.
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