Nobody

Nobody

Year: 2007

Runtime: 85 mins

Language: English

Director: Shawn Linden

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A ruthless assassin, played by Costas Mandylor, is hunting his latest target on a cold winter night when a mysterious adversary emerges from the shadows. The unseen pursuer anticipates every move, causing time to loop and wounds to vanish. As reality repeats, the killer questions his sanity, receives a call that his target survived, and is forced to relive the deadly game until a final confrontation that could end his reign.

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After the events of the first film, Hutch Mansell finds himself pulled back into the dangerous world he left behind, taking on assignments for The Barber to pay off a debt incurred after destroying a Russian obshchak. His dedication to his family has frayed, and the distance between him and his wife Becca weighs heavily on him. The Barber, aware of Hutch’s reluctance to continue, offers a chance to slow down and reconnect with his loved ones, but he issues a stark warning: trouble tends to follow Hutch, reminding him with the line, > Wherever you go, there you are.

With the pretense of a family vacation, Hutch plans a trip to Plummerville, a place from his childhood that promises a chance to leave his “Nobody” past behind for a while. Becca agrees to the break, hoping the change of scenery might heal the rift that has grown between them. The tension, however, threads through their plans as everyday misunderstandings threaten to derail the hope of a peaceful holiday.

The trip soon collides with the reality of life in Plummerville. At a bustling arcade, Hutch’s teenage son Brady gets drawn into trouble when Max, a local teen, destroys a plush toy meant for his younger sister, Sammy. The incident triggers a cascade of consequences that force the family to leave the venue in embarrassment, but the public scene quickly grows more volatile. An employee’s blunt act—slapping little Sammy on the back of the head—sparks Hutch’s impulsive response, and he intervenes by taking action against the staff. What starts as a moment of family exposure spirals into warning signs that pull in Wyatt, Max’s father and the owner of the amusement park, and Abel, a corrupt sheriff with his own agenda. They become wary of Hutch and his family, pressuring them to pack up and leave.

The situation intensifies the next day when Hutch is ambushed on a boat by Abel’s men, and he loses part of his pinky finger in the clash. This brutal encounter makes it clear that the threats around Plummerville are real and directly tied to a broader criminal operation. Hutch’s brother Harry reveals that Plummerville isn’t just a playground—it’s a bootlegging route, and The Barber explains that the route is controlled by Lendina, a powerful figure for whom Abel works and with whom Wyatt owes something. When Wyatt approaches Lendina to quit after another payment, Abel steps in and orders Max’s kidnapping to force Wyatt’s compliance, turning the vacation into a perilous standoff.

Hutch’s instinct to de-escalate collides with the escalating danger when he learns of Max’s kidnapping. He makes the difficult choice to rescue the boy, even though it risks reigniting lethal conflicts. To undermine Lendina’s operation, Hutch burns a stash of her money and drugs and destroys the warehouse involved, an act that leaves Abel scarred by the ensuing explosion. The assault marks a turning point, revealing the depth of the criminal web surrounding the family and the lengths to which Hutch is willing to go to protect them.

From there, Hutch and Max retreat to an old lodge, where Brady and Max find a moment of reconciliation amid the chaos. Becca, frustrated by the ongoing trouble and Hutch’s inability to keep their life stable, makes it clear she isn’t leaving, but she urges him to repair the fractures in their relationship. The two families—Hutch, Becca, Wyatt, and their father David—team up to prepare the amusement park for Lendina’s looming arrival, with help from Harry as well. The stakes rise as Abel is executed at Lendina’s command simply for being an annoyance, and Hutch and Wyatt retake the field, eliminating a large portion of her enforcers. In the lodge, Harry fights off the remaining henchmen, while Wyatt sustains a gunshot wound to the leg, and David is knocked unconscious in the chaos.

The confrontation reaches a fever pitch when Lendina herself attacks Hutch, only to be subdued by Becca, who tranquilizes her in the eye. David regains his strength just in time to trigger a final, devastating move: he blows up the park, wiping out Lendina and the rest of her men. The pressure-filled sequence culminates in an uneasy sense of closure, as Hutch and Becca are briefly interrogated in an unfamiliar hangar and then released on orders from an anonymous source. In the quiet aftermath, the family gathers to watch a visual album of their vacation, a reminder of the fragile memories they cling to amid the violence and upheaval.

Throughout this chaotic arc, the family’s bonds are tested and ultimately reinforced, with Hutch’s protective drive, Becca’s steadfast loyalty, and Wyatt’s loyalty to family shaping the course of their fears, hopes, and a future carved from the consequences of their past choices.

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