Thursday, December 12, 2024

Where fun goes to die

Some of the scenes in Gave O'Connor's The Accountant you need to pause, just to let it sink what you just witnessed. Then rewind and watch them again. The action, not that it comes around too often, is arrestingly straight-forward and firm. Easily Ben Affleck's strongest role to date. He's plays a smart accountant, and a part-time mercenary, Christian Wolff who is such a cool character that it's a shame they didn't franchise it like Bond or Bourne.

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The gates of hell are open night and day

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