The Accountant

The premise of accountant as action hero might seem absurd, but The Accountant makes it credible and fascinating.

3029d ago

'The Accountant': Ben Affleck charms in ludicrous but fun math-savant-martial-arts actioner.

3029d ago

To this writer, enjoyment is enjoyment. Whether laughing at or with The Accountant, the smile’s the same. For every moment that feels overly self-serious, there are two that promise this thing’s some kind of pop-schlock classic.

3029d ago

Ben Affleck brings needed nuance to old-fashioned brains and brawn as an action hero with high-functioning autism in The Accountant.

3029d ago

Ben Affleck brings needed nuance to old-fashioned brains and brawn as an action hero with high-functioning autism in The Accountant.

3029d ago

To this writer, enjoyment is enjoyment. Whether laughing at or with The Accountant, the smile’s the same. For every moment that feels overly self-serious, there are two that promise this thing’s some kind of pop-schlock classic.

3029d ago

'The Accountant': Ben Affleck charms in ludicrous but fun math-savant-martial-arts actioner.

3029d ago

'The Accountant': Ben Affleck charms in ludicrous but fun math-savant-martial-arts actioner.

3029d ago

Ben Affleck brings needed nuance to old-fashioned brains and brawn as an action hero with high-functioning autism in The Accountant.

3029d ago

To this writer, enjoyment is enjoyment. Whether laughing at or with The Accountant, the smile’s the same. For every moment that feels overly self-serious, there are two that promise this thing’s some kind of pop-schlock classic.

3029d ago

Ben Affleck brings needed nuance to old-fashioned brains and brawn as an action hero with high-functioning autism in The Accountant.

3029d ago

'The Accountant': Ben Affleck charms in ludicrous but fun math-savant-martial-arts actioner.

3029d ago

To this writer, enjoyment is enjoyment. Whether laughing at or with The Accountant, the smile’s the same. For every moment that feels overly self-serious, there are two that promise this thing’s some kind of pop-schlock classic.

3029d ago

While audiences wait for Ben Affleck's Batman movie, this unusual thriller is just comic-book-like enough to tide them over.

3029d ago

An effective and even affecting pop thriller.

3029d ago

An effective and even affecting pop thriller.

3029d ago

Behold the hero only Ben Affleck could play: Mortal, yes, but blessed with extraordinary abilities, he is driven by childhood tragedy to take on a secret identity, a righteous vigilante haunting the darkest corners of the underworld.

3029d ago

While audiences wait for Ben Affleck's Batman movie, this unusual thriller is just comic-book-like enough to tide them over.

3029d ago

The title character is a ninja and a crack shot and a whiz at tax deductions in a thriller that understands how silly it is.

3029d ago

While audiences wait for Ben Affleck's Batman movie, this unusual thriller is just comic-book-like enough to tide them over.

3029d ago

Behold the hero only Ben Affleck could play: Mortal, yes, but blessed with extraordinary abilities, he is driven by childhood tragedy to take on a secret identity, a righteous vigilante haunting the darkest corners of the underworld.

3029d ago

The title character is a ninja and a crack shot and a whiz at tax deductions in a thriller that understands how silly it is.

3029d ago

An effective and even affecting pop thriller.

3029d ago

While audiences wait for Ben Affleck's Batman movie, this unusual thriller is just comic-book-like enough to tide them over.

3029d ago

An effective and even affecting pop thriller.

3029d ago

The title character is a ninja and a crack shot and a whiz at tax deductions in a thriller that understands how silly it is.

3029d ago

Behold the hero only Ben Affleck could play: Mortal, yes, but blessed with extraordinary abilities, he is driven by childhood tragedy to take on a secret identity, a righteous vigilante haunting the darkest corners of the underworld.

3029d ago

The title character is a ninja and a crack shot and a whiz at tax deductions in a thriller that understands how silly it is.

3029d ago

Behold the hero only Ben Affleck could play: Mortal, yes, but blessed with extraordinary abilities, he is driven by childhood tragedy to take on a secret identity, a righteous vigilante haunting the darkest corners of the underworld.

3029d ago

‘The Accountant’ starring Ben Affleck has all the excitement of an IRS audit.

3029d ago

Batfleck becomes a different kind of monied ass-kicker in The Accountant.

3029d ago

Batfleck becomes a different kind of monied ass-kicker in The Accountant.

3029d ago

‘The Accountant’ starring Ben Affleck has all the excitement of an IRS audit.

3029d ago

Batfleck becomes a different kind of monied ass-kicker in The Accountant.

3029d ago

Batfleck becomes a different kind of monied ass-kicker in The Accountant.

3029d ago

‘The Accountant’ starring Ben Affleck has all the excitement of an IRS audit.

3029d ago

‘The Accountant’ starring Ben Affleck has all the excitement of an IRS audit.

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True to the profession it sets out to glamorize, The Accountant takes advantage of its share of creative loopholes — and manages to break even in the process.

3029d ago

True to the profession it sets out to glamorize, The Accountant takes advantage of its share of creative loopholes — and manages to break even in the process.

3029d ago

True to the profession it sets out to glamorize, The Accountant takes advantage of its share of creative loopholes — and manages to break even in the process.

3029d ago

True to the profession it sets out to glamorize, The Accountant takes advantage of its share of creative loopholes — and manages to break even in the process.

3029d ago

Ben Affleck and Anna Kendrick star in Gavin O'Connor's thriller about an antisocial math genius who is also an ace fighter and marksman.

3029d ago

Ben Affleck and Anna Kendrick star in Gavin O'Connor's thriller about an antisocial math genius who is also an ace fighter and marksman.

3029d ago

Ben Affleck and Anna Kendrick star in Gavin O'Connor's thriller about an antisocial math genius who is also an ace fighter and marksman.

3029d ago

Ben Affleck and Anna Kendrick star in Gavin O'Connor's thriller about an antisocial math genius who is also an ace fighter and marksman.

3029d ago

Ritualistic details make the film watchable.

3029d ago

It's fitfully amusing to see Affleck out-math-whiz the role played by Matt Damon in "Good Will Hunting." "The Accountant" could've been titled "Good Will Killing," or "Rain Man with a Vengeance."

3029d ago

It's fitfully amusing to see Affleck out-math-whiz the role played by Matt Damon in "Good Will Hunting." "The Accountant" could've been titled "Good Will Killing," or "Rain Man with a Vengeance."

3029d ago

Once all the present-tense strands and flashbacks are fully engaged, the film becomes a no-nonsense thriller and little more.

3029d ago

Ritualistic details make the film watchable.

3029d ago

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.

3029d ago

It's fitfully amusing to see Affleck out-math-whiz the role played by Matt Damon in "Good Will Hunting." "The Accountant" could've been titled "Good Will Killing," or "Rain Man with a Vengeance."

3029d ago

The Accountant unevenly juggles a “follow the money” procedural with a corporate espionage thriller.

3029d ago

“How can you make a financial intrigue thriller more exciting than average?” You can almost hear screenwriter Bill Dubuque ask that question and then crack his knuckles during the opening minutes of “The Accountant.”

3029d ago

Once all the present-tense strands and flashbacks are fully engaged, the film becomes a no-nonsense thriller and little more.

3029d ago

The Accountant unevenly juggles a “follow the money” procedural with a corporate espionage thriller.

3029d ago

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.

3029d ago

The Accountant unevenly juggles a “follow the money” procedural with a corporate espionage thriller.

3029d ago

“How can you make a financial intrigue thriller more exciting than average?” You can almost hear screenwriter Bill Dubuque ask that question and then crack his knuckles during the opening minutes of “The Accountant.”

3029d ago

The Accountant is so many baffling things, most (but not all) of which can not be described in a positive manner.

3029d ago

Once all the present-tense strands and flashbacks are fully engaged, the film becomes a no-nonsense thriller and little more.

3029d ago

Once all the present-tense strands and flashbacks are fully engaged, the film becomes a no-nonsense thriller and little more.

3029d ago

The Accountant unevenly juggles a “follow the money” procedural with a corporate espionage thriller.

3029d ago

“How can you make a financial intrigue thriller more exciting than average?” You can almost hear screenwriter Bill Dubuque ask that question and then crack his knuckles during the opening minutes of “The Accountant.”

3029d ago

The Accountant is so many baffling things, most (but not all) of which can not be described in a positive manner.

3029d ago

“How can you make a financial intrigue thriller more exciting than average?” You can almost hear screenwriter Bill Dubuque ask that question and then crack his knuckles during the opening minutes of “The Accountant.”

3029d ago

The Accountant is so many baffling things, most (but not all) of which can not be described in a positive manner.

3029d ago

Ritualistic details make the film watchable.

3029d ago

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.

3029d ago

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.

3029d ago

It's fitfully amusing to see Affleck out-math-whiz the role played by Matt Damon in "Good Will Hunting." "The Accountant" could've been titled "Good Will Killing," or "Rain Man with a Vengeance."

3029d ago

Ritualistic details make the film watchable.

3029d ago

The Accountant is so many baffling things, most (but not all) of which can not be described in a positive manner.

3029d ago

Autistic maths wizard Christian Wolff (Ben Affleck) has a lucrative business as a freelance accountant for dangerous criminal organisations. But when the US treasury closes in, he takes on a legitimate client only to discover corruption and murder afoot.

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The Accountant review: Ben Affleck's budget Bruce Wayne doesn't add up.

3029d ago

Autistic maths wizard Christian Wolff (Ben Affleck) has a lucrative business as a freelance accountant for dangerous criminal organisations. But when the US treasury closes in, he takes on a legitimate client only to discover corruption and murder afoot.

3029d ago

Autistic maths wizard Christian Wolff (Ben Affleck) has a lucrative business as a freelance accountant for dangerous criminal organisations. But when the US treasury closes in, he takes on a legitimate client only to discover corruption and murder afoot.

3029d ago

Autistic maths wizard Christian Wolff (Ben Affleck) has a lucrative business as a freelance accountant for dangerous criminal organisations. But when the US treasury closes in, he takes on a legitimate client only to discover corruption and murder afoot.

3029d ago

The Accountant review: Ben Affleck's budget Bruce Wayne doesn't add up.

3029d ago

The actor plays a man who uses his disorder to balance books for criminals in a film that struggles to balance derivative action and underwritten romance.

3029d ago

The actor plays a man who uses his disorder to balance books for criminals in a film that struggles to balance derivative action and underwritten romance.

3029d ago

The actor plays a man who uses his disorder to balance books for criminals in a film that struggles to balance derivative action and underwritten romance.

3029d ago

The Accountant review: Ben Affleck's budget Bruce Wayne doesn't add up.

3029d ago

The Accountant review: Ben Affleck's budget Bruce Wayne doesn't add up.

3029d ago

The actor plays a man who uses his disorder to balance books for criminals in a film that struggles to balance derivative action and underwritten romance.

3029d ago

There's plenty of time to wonder, as J.K. Simmons narrates page after page of backstory, whether the creators of The Accountant realized that their dutifully twisty R-rated thriller was actually another superhero story.

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There's plenty of time to wonder, as J.K. Simmons narrates page after page of backstory, whether the creators of The Accountant realized that their dutifully twisty R-rated thriller was actually another superhero story.

3029d ago

There's plenty of time to wonder, as J.K. Simmons narrates page after page of backstory, whether the creators of The Accountant realized that their dutifully twisty R-rated thriller was actually another superhero story.

3029d ago

There's plenty of time to wonder, as J.K. Simmons narrates page after page of backstory, whether the creators of The Accountant realized that their dutifully twisty R-rated thriller was actually another superhero story.

3029d ago

Action movie involving on-the-spectrum math wiz/paid assassin (!) goes from unbelievable to downright ridiculousness.

3029d ago

Action movie involving on-the-spectrum math wiz/paid assassin (!) goes from unbelievable to downright ridiculousness.

3029d ago

Action movie involving on-the-spectrum math wiz/paid assassin (!) goes from unbelievable to downright ridiculousness.

3029d ago

Action movie involving on-the-spectrum math wiz/paid assassin (!) goes from unbelievable to downright ridiculousness.

3029d ago