Movie review
March 18, 2021 · 91 min · R
Woke Score
Lower is better
Review
Nobody is a straight-up action revenge thriller about a mild-mannered suburban dad (Bob Odenkirk) who turns out to be a former government “auditor”/assassin. After a routine home invasion by petty thieves, he snaps, hunts down the Russian mob boss responsible, and unleashes nonstop violence to protect his family. The entire narrative engine is personal rage, family defense, and brutal fight scenes—zero identity politics, zero lectures on race/gender/representation, and zero social-justice messaging. It plays like a grittier John Wick with no modern activist framing.
Breakdown
These are the editorial factors and ratings behind our score for Nobody.
Woke representation / casting
Standard action casting with no forced diversity push or framing around identity.
Woke political dialogue
None; no activist speeches or modern social issues.
Identity-driven story themes
Story is purely personal/family revenge; identity plays no role in the plot engine.
Western institutional / cultural critique
Mild nod to suburban emasculation, but framed as personal catharsis—not systemic activist critique.
Woke character or canon changes
Not relevant (original story, no legacy IP or canon changes).
Anti-woke backlash and complaints
No notable backlash claiming it pushes identity politics; opposite sentiment exists but is minor.
Creator track record context
All key creators have straight action pedigrees with zero history of activist-themed work.
Production
