India, Aug. 22 -- The unlikeliest of action heroes, Bob Odenkirk is back for another round of bone-crunching mayhem in Nobody 2. What began in 2021 as a sly little genre surprise-where a suburban dad revealed himself to be a lethal assassin-has now turned into a franchise, for better or worse. The first film thrived on the novelty of watching Saul Goodman (Bob's most popular character from Better Call Saul) dismantle thugs; this one mostly asks you to enjoy him doing it again, just louder and bloodier.

Directed by Timo Tjahjanto, with Connie Nielsen, Christopher Lloyd, RZA, Sharon Stone, and Colin Hanks in tow, the sequel, is deliriously entertaining, but it's also a reminder that not every "nobody" needs a second chance.

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