Ever wonder what happens when a paper-pushing everyman snaps like a glow stick, radiating chaos? Nobody (2021), directed by Ilya Naishuller, answers with a gleeful, blood-splattered grin. This isn’t just another action flick it’s a primal scream against suburban monotony, wrapped in a slick, bone-crunching package that feels tailor-made for 2025’s pent-up audiences craving catharsis.

Bob Odenkirk’s casting as Hutch Mansell is the film’s masterstroke. Known for his lawyerly wit in Better Call Saul, Odenkirk transforms into a retired assassin with a suburban dad’s paunch and a glint of menace. His performance is a tightrope walk part repressed desk jockey, part coiled predator. When Hutch unleashes his fury, it’s not just fists flying; it’s a middle finger to the soul-crushing grind of routine. Odenkirk’s subtle tics a clenched jaw, a flicker of glee make every punch land emotionally, though the script occasionally leans too hard on his stoic cool, leaving some deeper vulnerabilities unexplored.

Naishuller’s direction is where Nobody truly crackles. The film’s pacing is relentless, with set pieces like a bus brawl that’s less choreographed dance and more barroom scrum gritty, chaotic, and thrillingly alive. The camera doesn’t just capture action; it prowls, weaving through carnage with a voyeuristic intimacy that pulls you into Hutch’s unraveling psyche. Yet, the film falters in its third act, where a cartoonish villain and over-the-top shootout dilute the grounded stakes. It’s as if Naishuller, drunk on his own kinetic energy, forgot the quiet menace that made the first half sing.

The score, by David Buckley, is a pulsating heartbeat of synth and rock, amplifying the film’s anarchic spirit. It’s not just background noise it’s a character, goading Hutch’s rage and mirroring our own hunger for rebellion in an era of endless Zoom calls and algorithmic lives. Nobody resonates now because it taps into a universal itch: the desire to break free, to be more than a cog. It’s not flawless its female characters are thinly sketched, and the plot leans on familiar revenge tropes but it’s a visceral reminder that even the mildest among us can harbor a storm.

Watch Nobody for its raw, unapologetic energy and Odenkirk’s career-defining turn. It’s a film that doesn’t just entertain it dares you to unleash your own inner hurricane.