What happens when you train an autistic kid to be a warrior? You get the world's deadliest accountant.
Listen, I know nothing about autism, but there were a LOT of things that seemed wrong to me throughout the movie. But whatever...
This was a very entertaining film. Affleck does a great job with what he's working with, but again, there seem to be inconsistencies. I blame that more on the writers. There's a story line about someone in Treasury trying to track him down that will make you laugh. It's clearly written by someone with no concept of how to hide money/ownership. It makes Cave Johnson's character look completely incompetent.
The action is really solid and reminds me of John Wick, although the body count is much smaller.
The story is enough...just...enough to not become a disaster. In fact, the main story is such a background player that it almost doesn't exist. Make no mistake, this was about creating a franchise.
I hope they run with it too because I think this could be an interesting character to follow.
Did I mention Anna Ferris is in the movie? Not enough to go gaga, but it's always nice to see her. John Lithgow and Shane/Punisher round out the names you'll know.
Worth a viewing and worthy of a sequel, but I think for this film the folks here will spend more time discussing if someone with autism would do X and X and X...
The Accountant (2016)
The Accountant (2016)
"Happy slaves are the worst enemies of freedom." - Marie Von Ebner
"It was always the women, and above all the young ones, who were the most bigoted adherents of the Party, the swallowers of slogans, the amateur spies..." - Orwell
"It was always the women, and above all the young ones, who were the most bigoted adherents of the Party, the swallowers of slogans, the amateur spies..." - Orwell
The Accountant
I don't want to sound all Malcolm, but she does nothing for me.
It's not me, it's someone else.
The Accountant
I think you mean Anna Kendrick. She's hotter than Ferris.
As for movie? Thumbs up and wife approved. Nothing too deep, just a solid action/intrigue type deal.
As for movie? Thumbs up and wife approved. Nothing too deep, just a solid action/intrigue type deal.
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Cue to catt backpedaling on his opinion in 3, 2, 1...
Diogenes of Sinope: "It is not that I am mad, it is only that my head is different from yours."
Arnold Judas Rimmer, BSC, SSC: "Better dead than smeg."
Arnold Judas Rimmer, BSC, SSC: "Better dead than smeg."
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I did, thank you.I think you mean Anna Kendrick.
"Happy slaves are the worst enemies of freedom." - Marie Von Ebner
"It was always the women, and above all the young ones, who were the most bigoted adherents of the Party, the swallowers of slogans, the amateur spies..." - Orwell
"It was always the women, and above all the young ones, who were the most bigoted adherents of the Party, the swallowers of slogans, the amateur spies..." - Orwell
The Accountant
Anna Kendrick is shooting a 3rd movie in some signing series of movies I've never seen, but it just happens to be shooting outside a building in Atlanta that I'm visiting Tuesday and Wednesday. TOTAL COINCIDENCE. (and hopefully she's still there)
It's not me, it's someone else.
The Accountant
What if John Wick and The Equalizer had a baby, but he was a more-verbal-Rainman-style autist with an engaged father in Army psy-ops?
He was. He admitted he kinda sucked, and all his big career moves came because he got phones calls from the British chick with big tipoffs. And I'm mulling over why he had his protege search for "The Accountant" in the first place. Did he expect the investigation would get exactly as far as it got, and he could hand over the "expect a call" reins to her with that knowledge?
"Be bold, and mighty forces will come to your aid."
The Accountant (2016)
I realized something today, 24 hours later.
The
The
"Be bold, and mighty forces will come to your aid."
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I also recently rewatched this and kept thinking Affleck's character was blind.
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No I meant:
(and who's his brother...)
(and who's his brother...)