Nobody 2 (2025) : How in the hell did Nobody go from one of the biggest surprises of 2021 to one of the most useless sequels of 2025?!

I mean, seriously. Hutch Mansell was one of those characters you just rooted for: the quiet dad with a secret, turning into an unstoppable force of chaos when pushed too far. Now, in Nobody 2, he’s back, only this time he’s ruining his vacation instead of Russian mobsters. And let me tell you, the vacation gets ruined for us too.

I’ll give credit where it’s due, Nobody 2 does try to be different from its predecessor. It keeps things smaller, more self-contained, and clearly more cost-effective. A corrupt theme park operator? A crooked sheriff? A ruthless crime boss? On paper, it sounds almost charming, like a B-movie you’d stumble upon at 2 AM. In practice, it’s just… flat. The positives stop there.

It’s nowhere near as good as the first film, but it has that same undeniable cartoonish energy. Hutch stumbling into fight after fight like some slapstick assassin is fun at first. Then the movie keeps going. And going. And going. It all blurs together: one action gag stitched onto the next with barely a thread holding it.

Even with Timo Tjahjanto, one of the most exciting action directors working today, this feels like a major step down. The action beats are generic, undercooked, and mostly hit or miss. Jimmy McGill is still the GOAT (better call him if you’re in trouble), but Sharon Stone’s appearance is more like a bad inside joke. At least RZA gets to wield a samurai sword, which as a Wu-Tang fan, I’ll accept as a minor consolation prize.

What really broke me was the villain problem. You’ve got your main bad guy, fine, but then with 30 minutes left they suddenly drop in a “super villain.” She storms in, declares “You fuck with the wrong bitch,” and… does absolutely nothing memorable. That trope should’ve been retired decades ago.
 

For a movie under 90 minutes, it sure doesn’t feel like it. The first Nobody had punch, surprise, and a kind of messy fun. This sequel? Formulaic, dull, and weirdly lifeless. Some fights spark a bit of dopamine, but the rest is just noise. What a disappointing way to waste Hutch’s return.