The Accountant 2
The Accountant 2
Stars: Ben Affleck, Jon Bernthal, Cynthia Addai-Robinson, Daniela Pineda, Alison Robertson and J. K. Simmons
Director: Gavin O’Connor
Scriptwriter: Bill Dubuque
Composer: Bryce Dessner
Cinematography: Seamus McGarvey
51 Entertainment/Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Rating: R
Running Length: 132 Minutes
The word “autism” has been in many articles and educational productions for several years. We learn that people who have autism may prefer to be by themselves and possibly to work alone. Such is part of the storyline of Chris ( Christian Wolff as played by Ben Affleck) who is a “closer” for clients. In the first “Accountant” film that featured the character of Chris, we learned that he is, indeed, a loner, does his work efficiently (laundering money for clients) and travels with a van. The current television series, “Tracker,” reminds one of Chris and his van, as the Tracker, travels this way, also, and usually ends up working alone.
At the end of the first “Accountant” film, Chris safely left. Now, it is back to business. Wait, there is an addition, Chris has a brother, deftly played by Jon Bernthal as Braxton, who is a genuine hitman. The brothers don’t see eye to eye, but then, business is business. The audience goes along for the ride. One shoots and the other thinks.
Now, the basic premise of the film is that a friend of Chris, Marybeth (Cynthia Addai-Robinson) who works for the Treasury, asks for help in solving a murder, a person known to them. Enter Chris, who better than a guy with a van, unusual habits and doesn’t like being with people. Chris finds there is more to deal with than he thinks, so enter his brother, Braxton, or the shoot-first-and-ask-questions-later guy. Along the way, the duo meets various groups of people from teens to the bad guys and human trafficking. Chris is adaptable and the quips are flying. Will the work asked for by Marybeth be finished? Just who are the bad guys, anyway? Which makes one think there will be more of Chris?
The first “Accountant” took the audience by surprise with Ben Affleck’s performance right on par for a certain type of personality. Going off into the sunset at the end, made everyone hope for another film. Time goes on, and it does happen with “Accountant 2” and worth the wait. Watching Affleck and Bernthal work together is like a hamburger and fries. Two separate entities, but they go together. Director Gavin O’Connor (“Warrior”) knows how to handle the relationship between brothers. Composer Bryce Dessner covers the scenes with appropriate background music, along with Cinematographer Seamus McGarvey’s action sequences. You won’t be disappointed.
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