There was a time in Bob Odenkirk’s career where the most peril any of his characters would be seen involved in would be walking in and out of lifts. Then Nobody happened, that turned him into an unpredicted hero.

Odenkirk returns to the role, where he once again relishes bringing out his violent side.

Having gotten himself in a position of an eye-popping amount of debt, Hutch (Odenkirk) is spending a lot of time on the job of being a one-band army.

Not only is it taking its toll on him physically, but he feels his family are drifting from him as he spends nearly all his time away from them.

He makes a bold decision, in attempt not to lose them, which results in taking them on vacation.

He chooses Plummerville, an amusement park resort he visited once with his family as a child, that he has fond memories of.

It’s a nostalgic return – at first at least – but just as trouble has a way of following him around for work, it’s found its way to his vacation, which puts his entire family in jeopardy. This leads Hutch reacting the only way he knows how, throwing fists and kicking ass. But will this ‘vacation’ get the better of him?

This sequel very much brings the OTT-ness that the original had, and turns it up a notch.

It still has that template of John Wick, which is no surprise as that franchise’s creator, Derek Kolstad, was involved with its story. This time however, it’s mixed with an almost National Lampoon’s Vacation comedy, sprinkled heavily with Home Alone. The result is, as you might suspect, bonkers.

Directing the chaos is Indonesian Timo Tjahanto, who is more than at home with screen violence, making Hutch’s physical scenes sizzle in style.

Which is just as well because the plot falls apart by the middle of it all, mostly with the curious arrival of Sharon Stone as Lendina, as an archetypal baddie on steroids. It loses its way, but the action scenes manage to glue everything together, often making them explosive – literally.

It’s high octane stuff, laced with a welcome dark humour, that Odenkirk takes to like a duck to water.

It makes sense that it takes place in an amusement park, as the film is the cinematic equivalent of a roller coaster; the story is just enough to set the scene, but it makes up for in being one helluva ride.

All in all it certainly makes Odenkirk a somebody in actions flicks, and you can’t ask for more than that.