The story of a brilliant mathematician, who renders service as a forensic to some unworthy firms. A new task sets all ablaze
20 February 1973, New York City, New York, USA
26 March 1986, Hayward, California, USA
30 July 1964, Abington, Pennsylvania, USA
19 October 1945, Rochester, New York, USA
16 November 1977, Macon, Georgia, USA
15 July 1977, Long Island, New York, USA
9 January 1955, Detroit, Michigan, USA
20 September 1976, Washington, District of Columbia, USA
12 June 1956, Des Moines, Iowa, USA
22 April 1971, Alabama, USA
7 January 1975, Huddersfield, Yorkshire, England, UK
16 July 1981, Tennessee, USA
March 23, 2017
It leaves so many plot holes and loose ends flailing about I wonder if the hope is to turn this into a franchise? It definitely seems to set itself up for a sequel no one will want to see.
October 17, 2016
Piles up plotlines like an overbuilt house of cards that comes crashing down at the first well-earned guffaw of ridicule.
October 16, 2016
The Accountant should be a straight-ahead thriller, but the film keeps tripping over its own incompetent feet. Maybe it was made for adults, but it sure doesn't feel like it was made by them.
October 19, 2016
The Accountant is, begrudgingly, a pretty good time, especially once its solemnity gives way to its kitschy ode to familial pain.
October 15, 2016
Affleck plays a math wiz whose position on the autism spectrum allegedly makes him a perfect assassin. That notion is offensive on so many levels, especially in the service of such low-grade crime fiction, that it's painful to watch.
December 31, 2016
Chunks of the narrative seem to have disappeared; in their place are rhetorical questions meant to bridge the gaps.
December 31, 2016
At best, The Accountant may be worth checking out for its very personable ensemble. Led by the deceptively mild-mannered Ben Affleck, they elevate the film above the standard B-movie entertainment.
December 31, 2016
This bonkers but brilliant premise means this is one of the more preposterous action movies of the year. It's also one of the most entertaining.
January 01, 2017
All the origin-story stuff, mysterious machinations, and even action-scenes come off as calculated contrivances in the end.
October 17, 2016
The movie isn't some wicked subversion suggesting that the world is so corrupt that the bad guys are really the good guys. Rather it's a movie that can't figure out what might constitute a good or a bad guy in the first place.
October 14, 2016
A movie that could easily have been familiar, disposable entertainment but is made with sufficient competence and energy to capture the viewer's attention and linger a little after the end credits have rolled.
