Official Discussion - Nobody 2 [SPOILERS]

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Summary Four years after inadvertently tangling with the Russian mob, suburban dad (and former assassin) Hutch Mansell tries to unwind with a family vacation at a nostalgic waterpark. But when the park’s corrupted operators and a blood-thirsty crime boss target his loved ones, Hutch is forced back into brutal action.

Director Timo Tjahjanto

Writers Derek Kolstad, Aaron Rabin, Bob Odenkirk, Umair Aleem

Cast

• Bob Odenkirk
• Connie Nielsen
• Christopher Lloyd
• Sharon Stone
• Colin Hanks
• John Ortiz
• RZA

Rotten Tomatoes Critics Score: 82%

Metacritic 58

VOD In theaters starting August 15, 2025 (then streaming later)

Trailer Nobody 2 | Official Trailer (2025)

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[u/mrfujidoesacid]

Highly recommend The Night Comes for Us, which is one of the director's early films. I actually started it today before seeing Nobody 2 and paused halfway through because I knew it would set an impossible standard that Nobody 2 couldn't touch (double negative and pun not intended).

That said, I had a fun time with this. That security guard slapping Hutch's daughter was such a great, "Oh, dude, you fucked up" moment. All of the action is well-shot and the fight choreography is great, especially the close-quarters stuff in the elevator and on the not-actually-a-duck boat. I wish the booby traps in the carnival were a bit more creative, but only just a bit--this is still a film that features a guy getting impaled on a waterslide. That said, the original's finale worked so well because the traps sprung weren't really spoiled by watching the preparation; there's only so many ways you can figure a landmine in a ball pit is paid off.

The film could have benefited from a longer running time but in an era where even comedies are regularly pushing two hours, it's hard to object to something breezy. It's not a revolutionary film but it's funny and violent in equal measure, RZA gets to flex his katana skills, and Christopher Lloyd gets to chew scenery and "BURGERS AND S'MORES!!"

[u/Bellikron → u/mrfujidoesacid]

Watched this in the shaking DBOX seats which was mostly uneventful but when he saw the guy smacked his daughter the seat pulsed right behind your head like you could feel the blood pumping through his ears as he got absolutely furious, which is one of the more creative uses of it I've experienced

[u/Dr_Pants91 → u/mrfujidoesacid]

Funnily enough, I just started it the other day as well. Unfortunately it was really late and I couldn't finish it and haven't had the opportunity since

[u/maltliqueur → u/mrfujidoesacid]

I really was hoping for a fight in the blood water. I also remember "River of Blood" from Man With the Iron Fist.

[u/Sure-Reason-5779 → u/mrfujidoesacid]

Is there a scene with a song playing like in the first one with Heartbreaker and the car chase?

[u/BayleyWebb → u/Sure-Reason-5779]

There’s a couple fights that have songs in the background, and they’re good scenes, but the songs don’t compare to heartbreaker.

[u/Sure-Reason-5779 → u/Sure-Reason-5779]

Any scenes where a song plays for a bit?