Nobody

Locations
Call Number: Blu-ray Action Nobody
On Shelf At: Downtown Library, Pittsfield Branch, Traverwood Branch

Originally released as a motion picture in 2021.
Wide screen (2.39:1).
Bob Odenkirk, Connie Nielsen, Christopher Lloyd, J.P. Manoux, Paul Essiembre, Humberly Gonzalez, Gage Munroe, Aleksey Serebryakov, Rza.
Hutch Mansell is an underestimated and overlooked dad and husband, taking life's indignities on the chin and never pushing back. A nobody. When two thieves break into his suburban home one night, Hutch declines to defend himself or his family, hoping to prevent serious violence. His teenage son, Blake, is disappointed in him and his wife, Becca, seems to pull only further away. The aftermath of the incident strikes a match to Hutch's long-simmering rage, triggering dormant instincts and propelling him on a brutal path that will surface dark secrets and lethal skills. In a barrage of fists, gunfire and squealing tires, Hutch must save his family from a dangerous adversary, and ensure that he will never be underestimated as a nobody again.
Blu-ray, wide screen (2.39:1) presentation ; Dolby Atmos, Dolby digital plus 7.1, Dolby digital 5.1.

COMMUNITY REVIEWS

Hard to watch a Dad not defending his family until much later... submitted by yufamily on August 4, 2021, 11:14am Bob Odenkirk's performance is okay

Great action, WORST politics submitted by oriolbt on July 23, 2023, 4:47pm The above reviewer's take on this film is decidedly unfortunate. Let me tell you why.

As the man himself (Confucius) supposedly said, "he who seeks revenge digs two graves" (one for himself). The world's ongoing history attests to the futility of revenge and the maelstrom of violence and tragedy that results therefrom. Movies like Oldboy, Blue Ruin, and Irreversible and video games like God of War and The Last of Us Part II directly address this theme at length, plunging the viewers/players directly, elbow-deep into the visceral loss and rage of first the protagonists, then the antagonists, then the antagonist's children, etc, inverting paradigms of loss, injury, and vengeance to demonstrate that even retributive violence enacts irreparable harm on the fabric of lived reality. No killing will resurrect the dead.

As a result, the "uncritical revenge thriller" occupies a queasy space in the cultural imaginary. The John Wick franchise manages to sidestep this issue somewhat by making the avenged dead person not a person but a dog (who kinda symbolizes a person), with the obvious gag here being that no amount of dead humans can avenge John's adorable puppy.

Nobody, by comparison, is nigh-unjustifiable. Bob Odenkirk's character does not by any means fail to defend his family during the inciting home invasion. On the contrary, he SUCCEEDS in nonviolently deescalating the burglary of his house. The cops who take the report make some dumb snark like "I would have hurt them". The whole reason Hutch goes on his massive killing spree is because he lets his family and the cops emasculate him for NOT using violence to prevent... the loss of his daughter's friendship bracelet? (Turns out it was under the couch all along. I don't remember what the burglars even stole). The whole movie is like a competence fantasy for dudes who are just itching justify via castle doctrine the use of lethal force to defend their property. If you identify with Hutch, you might need to check your moral position. The burglars in question are revealed to be driven to crime do to their sick infant and clearly, evidently, don't deserve to die. People over property, always.