Nobody 2

 

Indonesian action director Timo Tjahjanto moves 2021's bone-crusher Nobody a few steps forward in "2" as Bob Odenkirk's hilariously doleful but lethal fixer Hutch Mansell takes his long-suffering wife Becca (Connie Nielsen) and surly and increasingly indifferent kids Brady and Sammy (Gage Munroe and Paisley Cadorath) on vacation to an amusement park from his childhood, Plummerville -- his only pleasant memory about being reared by his father, David (Christopher Lloyd), who comes along.

While on holiday, Hutch discovers an elaborate criminal enterprise managed by the sheriff (Colin Hanks) with the cooperation of the park's owner (John Ortiz), who much pay off a debt amassed by his father, the original owner. Hutch is warned by his handler (Colin Salmon) not to interfere in the operation because it's run by the ruthless Lendina (Sharon Stone), whose "scorched-earth" approach to vengeance is legend in the underground.

But Hutch being Hutch, he can't avoid acting on instinct when his kids are disrespected in the arcade. He puts half of the sheriff's henchmen in the hospital and draws down the wrath of Lendina for a ridiculously elaborate showdown on the midway. Adopted-brother Harry (RZA), who was mostly off-camera in the first film, knows the hammer is about to fall and mounts up to join Hutch and the others for the fireworks.

This series -- which owes much to the highly lucrative and addictive John Wick franchise -- is generally light on narrative and heavy on mayhem, but Odenkirk is as engaging a performer as one is likely to find, and so Nobody 2 goes down easily as a summertime outing.

It's like a waterslide that's good for at least one go on a hot afternoon.