Bob Odenkirk returns as Hutch Mansell in "Nobody 2," a sequel that struggles to find its footing, says Associated Press critic Mark Kennedy.

Hutch Mansell is back but his quest for some quality family time turns into a bloodier mess than fighting off the Russian mob in the first film. Make no mistake, 2021’s sleeper hit, Nobody existed to count how many ways we could see its star Bob Odenkirk beat up bad guys.

There's no sense of any particular care or passion in this sequel, which frequently feels like the hurried Wikipedia plot summary of a more fleshed-out film that doesn't actually exist.

Timo Tjahjanto takes over directing duties for this follow-up to 2021's surprise action hit about an ordinary family man who's actually a professional assassin.