Film Review: The Accountant
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama
Cert: 15 cert
Story: Christian Wolff is a math savante with more affinity for numbers than people. Behind the cover of a small-town CPA office, he works as a freelance accountant for some of the world's most dangerous criminal organizations. With the Treasury Department's Crime Enforcement Division, run by Ray King, starting to close in, Christian takes on a legitimate client: a state-of-the-art robotics company where an accounting clerk has discovered a discrepancy involving millions of dollars. But as Christian uncooks the books and gets closer to the truth, it is the body count that starts to rise.
Likes : One thing about this film is you have to understand what autism is , it something lot of people dont understand so some people might not actually understand this film to much , but Good on Ben Afleck doing research for this film because he played this role as an autistic accountant with a special skill.
What this film is bring some light to autism while respect the condition that many suffer with this is something i think the film has going for it as it not done in bad taste making autism a bad thing. Ben Afleck recent role with Batman in BvS shows once again how much of a brilliant actor he has become in his career playing this role is one of his best performance to date.
Anna Kendrick play his co-star shined on screen as well their on screen chemistry is what made this film actually funny at time , as the scarscatic humor start flying around which made this film more enjoyable to watch, Anna play this role brilliantly of Accountant who stumble on to something she should which put her in the firing line which clear get Ben character involved, she is absolutely brilliant on screen.
J.K. Simmons since the first spider-man film i haven't real noticed his acting until i start see him in several film's , Simmons is actually a brilliant actor i cant wait too see what he can do in the batman solo film , in this film he play a treasury agent on the hunt for the accountant trying to find out who he is, his character come across as a man with a conflict of doing his job or looking the other way.
it come off brilliant on screen as you see his character get a bit ruthless with Cynthia Addai-Robinson character who performance is brilliant as always as she use her skills to track down this accountant, her performance is brilliant on screen as well.
Jon Bernthal (Tv punisher) Bit of a cameo role for him in this film which is good because he's a bit of a side character for the film like an enforcer for a corrupt business, he comes off on screen brilliant with this role one seen just have me laughing my head off.
Don't accept to much action in this film as it more of a drama thriller than a action pact one although there are a few action actions that are actually good , but it the funny moment that get you in this film with scene of tho seriously funny WTF moments with certain character that is genuinely funny which make the film a bit more entertaining.
This is a film i will recommend watch , Ben Afleck is on top form , Anna Kendricks is awesome J.K Simmons is brilliant performance is what makes this film what it is a well directed, funny & some time intense movie to watch that use the concept of autism with respect.
Dislikes : The only thing i will say about this film is the pacing it was a little too slow at time, if it was for the funny moments breaking up the slowness i think this film could of been a little more fast paced.
Overall : Funny moments, Respect autism , Brilliant performances, good action scene
Rating: 5 out of 5 for entertainment / 9 out of 10 for concept
Cert: 15 cert
Director: Gavin O'Connor
Screen writer: Bill Dubuque
Starring: Ben Affleck , Anna Kendrick , J.K. Simmons , Jon Bernthal , Jeffrey Tambor , Cynthia Addai-Robinson , John Lithgow , Jean Smart , Andy Umberger , Alison Wright , Jason Davis , Robert C. Treveiler , Mary Kraft , Seth Lee , Jake Presley
Running time: 2h 8min
Parents advised to read before viewing film as some scene may contain scenes unsuitable for younger viewers.
Sex & Nudity: None
Violence & Gore: The portrayal of infliction of pain and injury is depicted with some detail of blood and gore, but is not prolonged or frequent.
The film contains portrayals of violence where the protagonist uses firearms to attack his enemies at close-range and kills them by shooting them in the head.
The scenes of violence also depict details such as bloodshed and bullet wounds.
There is a strong scene involving man snapping another man's neck and then awkwardly waving to his neighbors in a humorous manner.
Other scenes of violence include a brief sequence of torture, where a nail is driven through a man's hand and a character who uses a wooden pole to inflict injury on himself by hitting his shin repeatedly until the pole breaks into two.
As the level of violence is impactful and contains some detail, it would be more appropriate for an older teen audience
Profanity: 1 use of 'motherfucker', 4 uses of 'bitch', infrequent uses of 'fuck', 'shit', 'damn'.
Alcohol/Drugs/Smoking: None
Frightening/Intense Scenes: Emotionally intense scenes such as a woman leaving her husband and kids, self harm inflicting acts, a violent fight between brothers for personal reasons, etc.
While the film is thoroughly dark, the protagonist's social awkwardness provides humor and levity at times.
Screen writer: Bill Dubuque
Starring: Ben Affleck , Anna Kendrick , J.K. Simmons , Jon Bernthal , Jeffrey Tambor , Cynthia Addai-Robinson , John Lithgow , Jean Smart , Andy Umberger , Alison Wright , Jason Davis , Robert C. Treveiler , Mary Kraft , Seth Lee , Jake Presley
Running time: 2h 8min
Parents advised to read before viewing film as some scene may contain scenes unsuitable for younger viewers.
Sex & Nudity: None
Violence & Gore: The portrayal of infliction of pain and injury is depicted with some detail of blood and gore, but is not prolonged or frequent.
The film contains portrayals of violence where the protagonist uses firearms to attack his enemies at close-range and kills them by shooting them in the head.
The scenes of violence also depict details such as bloodshed and bullet wounds.
There is a strong scene involving man snapping another man's neck and then awkwardly waving to his neighbors in a humorous manner.
Other scenes of violence include a brief sequence of torture, where a nail is driven through a man's hand and a character who uses a wooden pole to inflict injury on himself by hitting his shin repeatedly until the pole breaks into two.
As the level of violence is impactful and contains some detail, it would be more appropriate for an older teen audience
Profanity: 1 use of 'motherfucker', 4 uses of 'bitch', infrequent uses of 'fuck', 'shit', 'damn'.
Alcohol/Drugs/Smoking: None
Frightening/Intense Scenes: Emotionally intense scenes such as a woman leaving her husband and kids, self harm inflicting acts, a violent fight between brothers for personal reasons, etc.
While the film is thoroughly dark, the protagonist's social awkwardness provides humor and levity at times.
Story: Christian Wolff is a math savante with more affinity for numbers than people. Behind the cover of a small-town CPA office, he works as a freelance accountant for some of the world's most dangerous criminal organizations. With the Treasury Department's Crime Enforcement Division, run by Ray King, starting to close in, Christian takes on a legitimate client: a state-of-the-art robotics company where an accounting clerk has discovered a discrepancy involving millions of dollars. But as Christian uncooks the books and gets closer to the truth, it is the body count that starts to rise.
Likes : One thing about this film is you have to understand what autism is , it something lot of people dont understand so some people might not actually understand this film to much , but Good on Ben Afleck doing research for this film because he played this role as an autistic accountant with a special skill.
What this film is bring some light to autism while respect the condition that many suffer with this is something i think the film has going for it as it not done in bad taste making autism a bad thing. Ben Afleck recent role with Batman in BvS shows once again how much of a brilliant actor he has become in his career playing this role is one of his best performance to date.
Anna Kendrick play his co-star shined on screen as well their on screen chemistry is what made this film actually funny at time , as the scarscatic humor start flying around which made this film more enjoyable to watch, Anna play this role brilliantly of Accountant who stumble on to something she should which put her in the firing line which clear get Ben character involved, she is absolutely brilliant on screen.
J.K. Simmons since the first spider-man film i haven't real noticed his acting until i start see him in several film's , Simmons is actually a brilliant actor i cant wait too see what he can do in the batman solo film , in this film he play a treasury agent on the hunt for the accountant trying to find out who he is, his character come across as a man with a conflict of doing his job or looking the other way.
it come off brilliant on screen as you see his character get a bit ruthless with Cynthia Addai-Robinson character who performance is brilliant as always as she use her skills to track down this accountant, her performance is brilliant on screen as well.
Jon Bernthal (Tv punisher) Bit of a cameo role for him in this film which is good because he's a bit of a side character for the film like an enforcer for a corrupt business, he comes off on screen brilliant with this role one seen just have me laughing my head off.
Don't accept to much action in this film as it more of a drama thriller than a action pact one although there are a few action actions that are actually good , but it the funny moment that get you in this film with scene of tho seriously funny WTF moments with certain character that is genuinely funny which make the film a bit more entertaining.
This is a film i will recommend watch , Ben Afleck is on top form , Anna Kendricks is awesome J.K Simmons is brilliant performance is what makes this film what it is a well directed, funny & some time intense movie to watch that use the concept of autism with respect.
Dislikes : The only thing i will say about this film is the pacing it was a little too slow at time, if it was for the funny moments breaking up the slowness i think this film could of been a little more fast paced.
Overall : Funny moments, Respect autism , Brilliant performances, good action scene
Rating: 5 out of 5 for entertainment / 9 out of 10 for concept
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