When ex-Fed Ray King (JK Simmons) is killed, he leaves behind a message saying "find the accountant". This sets his replacement at the agency looking for Christian Wolff (Ben Affleck). Soon the pair hooks up with Wolff's brother (Jon Bernthal) and the trio is charging into a dangerous hunt for human traffickers.
Afflleck said he wouldn't do a sequel to THE ACCOUNTANT until he had the right script. Based on my reaction to the film he found the right script.
Yes the action is great and sure the plot is messy, but the characters shine and thats all that matters.
I love the interaction between the brothers. The conversations and evasions and collisions are all things I had with my brothers. The physical interaction and nonverbal bits hit home. I lived a lot of this and I saw the underlying truth. I also related to the awkwardness of Wolff. I relate to his social awkwardness way too much.
Yea things blew up, but the humans and the humans and the humanity make the film.
It may not be one of he best films of the year- but the celebration of brothers makes it one of my favorites.
Recommended.
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