Review of The Accountant (2016) by Neo C — 21 Jun 2017

"The Accountant" tells the story of a boy with a troubled childhood who grows up to be a genius accountant employed by some of the most dangerous groups on the planet.

What made this movie special for me was the emphasis put on character development, the movie takes its time to explain all the characters and their motivations and you really get attached to Ben Affleck's character by the end, which by the way Ben portrayed in an incredible way, most of the time movies try to show autism it's in an exaggerated or over the top way but Ben just nails it and his performance alone makes this worth watching.

The cinematography was incredibly well done, especially in the action scenes, this is on par with action scenes from movies like "John Wick", although the action here is on a more personal level, almost everything has a reason behind it, it's not just mindless action.

The movie has some amazing twists but I won't go into that, you have to see them for yourself, I was left speechless in some of the scenes, others get you on the brink of crying but there's also some really funny moments.

This movie doesn't explain everything or throw it in your face, it requires you to think and connect to the story and what's happening to truly understand it, it's not for everyone, I personally loved it. Oh and the soundtrack is also top notch.