![]() Director Gavin O’Connor has enough faith in his audience and the smart Black List-winning script by Bill Dubuque that he doesn’t let that happen, making this one of the best all-around action films of the year.īen Affleck absolutely aces the lead, playing Wolff as reserved due to his inability to understand normal social cues, but also with a moral compass that keeps him from becoming another stone-faced Hollywood killer. As such, THE ACCOUNTANT is a real treat, as in other hands this could have been turned into a routine actioner with over-the-top action and a dumbed-down premise. REVIEW: It’s rare that action fans get treated to an A-level, R-rated, studio actioner that doesn’t pull its punches in regards to on-screen carnage, but also boasts a relatively smart storyline that acknowledges genre fans want a little substance. Soon, an error in the books discovered by a low-level accountant ( Anna Kendrick) puts them both in the cross-hairs of a group of assassins, and the two must rely on Wolff’s deadly skills to survive. Pulling in big-bucks for his dangerous work un-cooking the books of the world’s deadliest criminals, he tries to lay low by taking what seems to be an honest job working at a robotics firm. PLOT: Christian Wolff ( Ben Affleck) is a mathematical savant with high-functioning autism, who works as a forensic accountant. ![]()
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