Review of The Accountant (2016) by Zach M — 13 Jul 2017

I had low expectations and generally thought the movie would suck. Surprisingly I thoroughly enjoyed the movie.

There are a few scenes with bad dialogue, the scene when Dana walks into his trailer and he turns around stuttering, "why are you here you can't be here sit down, sit down right there." I found hysterical. Also when she comes and sits next to him while eating lunch at the fountain. The look on his face like, oh my god it's her again, was funny as hell.

I thought the acting was fine. As an action movie I'm not expecting a Daniel Day Lewis level of performance. But something memorable and magnetizing. Anna Kendrick wasn't anything spectacular but considering how little I like Ben Affleck, he did a great job.

This is in my top few movies for the year as far as how much I enjoyed watching them. it frankly reminded me of how I felt after guardians of the galaxy. Going in with low expectations and coming out blown away by how much I actually enjoyed that movie.

The plot may not be brilliant but it sure has more meat to it than any other major action film I've seen lately. John Wick I thought had better action sequences but it's plot was thinner than my hundred year old grandmothers hair. This made up for action with an actual plot and backstory, something John Wick only talked about but we never saw.

I have a hard time understanding the low rating. Even my girlfriend who doesn't like action really enjoyed this movie. Stop trying to be a critic and go into an action flick with proper expectations and you will enjoy this movie.