Nobody 2 (2025) is directed by Timo Tjahjanto, featuring a screenplay by Derek Kolstad and Aaron Rabin. It stars Bob Odenkirk, Connie Nielsen, Christopher Lloyd, John Ortiz, RZA, Sharon Stone, Colin Hanks, Gage Munroe, Paisley Cadorath, Colin Salmon, Jacob Blair, Daniel Bernhardt, Lucius Hoyos, and David MacInnis. The film picks up with Hutch Mansell (Odenkirk) following the events of Nobody (2021) as he takes his family on a trip to his favorite childhood vacation destination, Wild Bill’s Majestic Midway and Waterpark. Unfortunately, their fun is soon cut short when Hutch crosses the town’s corrupt sheriff, Abel (Hanks). This forces Hutch to once again adopt his old ways, which eventually ushers in the arrival of Abel’s boss, Lendina (Stone), a psychotic crime boss known to eliminate entire bloodlines for even the most minor offense. Forced to defend his family by any means necessary, Hutch proceeds to turn his former happy place into a makeshift slaughterhouse. As the situation intensifies, Abel and Lendina realize that they may have bitten off far more than they can chew. 

The performances from the returning cast members are consistent with the ones they delivered in the first film. Connie Nielsen’s character receives a lot more to do this time around and is much more integral to the story at hand. This is an easy improvement for the character, but it isn’t enough to make her memorable. Yes, she’s more important to the story, but that doesn’t really mean she gets anything cool or fun to do. 

Christopher Lloyd provides some zany fun once again, but his character isn’t as uniquely memorable as he was in his initial appearance. A lot of what makes the character so exciting in the first installment is the fact that, for the majority of that film, he’s presented as a typical elderly man. When the climax reveals that he’s a half-insane veteran who can still fire a gun alongside the best, it works as an exciting surprise. That element is naturally absent this time around, which immediately makes the character a lot less interesting. He kills some bad guys in creative ways, but he’s meaningless to the overall story. 

Colin Hanks and John Ortiz are fitting additions to the cast, but the clear standout is Sharon Stone as Lendina. Because Hollywood has historically treated Stone as nothing more than a sex symbol (especially in her younger years), they’ve been blind to the fact that she thrives as scenery-chewing, over-the-top characters such as Lendina. She’s evil to an almost humorous extent, dancing in joy as she brutally murders people. This aligns with the sequel’s goal of embracing its predecessor’s more stylized, less realistic elements, prioritizing fun above all else. 

The film does a great job of delivering exactly what fans of the first film expect, but to an extent that hurts the final product. Other than the new setting, everything about the story is, beat for beat, the same as its predecessor. They even open and close the film in the same way. There is a slight self-awareness to this aspect, but it’s not nearly enough to warrant forgiveness. For example, a person can be self-aware about the fact that they’re an asshole, but that doesn’t make their assholery any more palatable/acceptable. Why choose to consistently remind your audience of your film’s biggest weakness? It doesn’t make sense, and mostly just feels like a big middle finger to fans of the first film. It’s as if they’re saying, “Let’s just give them the same film again. These idiots will eat it up like cake.” 

Overall, this is a lazy rehash of the first film, featuring only surface-level differences. On a technical level, the action is as well-executed as one would hope for, but that’s pretty much the only thing the film has to offer. If you’re a big fan of the first movie, definitely give this a shot. If you didn’t like that film or are just a more casual fan, this is a disappointing and forgettable experience. It’s not particularly awful, but it lacks creativity, originality, and thus, a good reason to exist. C