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The Accountant

2016

Gavin O'Connor

Ben Affleck, Anna Kendrick, J.K. Simmons, Cynthia Addai-Robinson ...

6.1

15,511

Thriller. Drama. Action Christian Wolff (Ben Affleck) is a math savant 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 (J.K. Simmons), starting to close in, Christian takes on a legitimate client: a state-of-the-art robotics company where an ... [+]

	Media	Author	Review
		Peter Travers Rolling Stone	"Ben Affleck's Ridiculous, WTF Thriller Doesn't Add Up. Action movie involving on-the-spectrum math wiz/paid assassin (!) goes from unbelievable to downright ridiculousness (...) Rating: ★ (out of four)"
		Richard Roeper Chicago Sun-Times	"Madness abounds in 'The Accountant', an intense, intricate, darkly amusing and action-infused thriller that doesn’t always add up but who cares, it’s BIG FUN."
		Sara Stewart New York Post	"If you're going to make the first mainstream movie about autism since 'Rain Man', maybe don't feature an anti-hero who's highly adept at shooting people in the head. (...) Rating: ★★ (out of four)"
		Ty Burr Boston Globe	"Insulting or irresistible? On balance, ‘The Accountant’ is preposterous fun. (...) works its way from a state of enjoyable popcorn suspense to a pitch of absolutely preposterous - but still pretty enjoyable - nonsense. (...) Rating: ★★½ (out of four)"
		Stephen Holden The New York Times	"The movie (...), makes little sense. The screenplay (...) is so determined to hide its cards that when the big reveal finally arrives, it feels as underwhelming as it is preposterous."
		John Anderson The Wall Street Journal	"'The Accountant' is an effective and even affecting pop thriller."
		Todd McCarthy The Hollywood Reporter	"This sleek action thriller ends up delivering standard shoot-'em-up goods after initially suggesting it might provide something rather different."
		Michael Phillips Chicago Tribune	"'The Accountant' is all over the place. It's an odd, thickly plotted, two-faced action movie. (...) Rating: ★★ (out of four)"
		Peter Debruge Variety	"O'Connor demonstrates the right way to handle such material, elevating what is essentially an exploitation movie into a zen character study, one that takes its pound-of-flesh antihero seriously."
		Mick LaSalle SFGATE	"Much of it is enjoyable and has the aura of a superior action film, but it collapses into a laughable wreck and ultimately reveals itself as a mild waste of two hours."
		Jesse Hassenger Decider	"[It] is a bit much (...) At the same time, its fusion of genres is weird and compelling enough for you to STREAM IT"

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