Saturday, January 16, 2021
The Accountant
- Commentary: This movie, which received underwhelming, at times savage, reviews, is, in fact, as one respected reviewer commented, "BIG FUN." And it is. It falls in the vein of, oh, the Equalizer films [Equalizer and Equalizer 2] (although they are, admittedly, better). It is jam packed with excellent actors, which makes you realize that, just as any office job has its interesting days and its slog days but you stay through the slog days because you need the money and you're good at the work, so, actors follow the same trajectory with their work.
Long story short, I'm sure I'll watch this movie again. It's not a standout, but, with a very curious accountant and an unlikely, reluctant detective at it's core (well, I guess all good detective stories highlight curious "heroes" and reluctant and unlikely detectives), it's involving and fun. That's right. "BIG FUN."
Update 3/28/01: Just had to mention, I was at loose ends this afternoon, not a typical Sunday mood for me, but not unusual. Wasn't even sure I wanted to watch a movie ... then I remembered this one. My memory tells me that this is the third time I've watched this movie since I bought it in late November of 2020. I can't remember how I heard of it or what provoked me to obtain it but, I must say, this is one of the more enjoyable action thrillers in my movie library. I can't say it's my favorite, because, frankly, when I'm in the mood for an action thriller movie, I have a number of movies in my collection that I personally rank as excellent and I'd be hard pressed to choose a "best" among them, this one included. I don't think I own an action thriller movie that I wouldn't enjoy watching multiple times. I suspect I'll be watching this one again. And again. Thanks, Ben Affleck.
Actor Role Actor Role Actor Role Actor Role Ben Affleck Christian Wolff/The Accountant Anna Kendrick Dana Cummings Jon Bernthal Braxton Wolff Robert C. Treveiler Mr. Wolff/The Colonel J. K. Simmons Raymond King Cynthia Addai-Robinson Marybeth Medina Jeffrey Tambor Francis Silverberg John Lithgow Lamar Blackburn Jean Smart Rita Blackburn Andy Umberger Ed Chilton Alison Wright Justine Gary Basaraba Don
The Wikipedia write-up for this movie is here.
Release Date: 2016
Directed by Gavin O'Connor.
Labels: action2, adventure2, ben-affleck, detective1, drama1, economic, john-lithgow, revenge2, suspense1, violence1
