The Accountant 2: A Movie Worth Checking Out Since We're Past Tax Season

 


I'm glad a film like The Accountant 2 is in theaters. On the surface, it seems like a movie that could get pushed straight to a streaming service like Prime Video. However, The Accountant 2 is a gratifying movie experience. It's the type of film whose release date can sneak up on you, but one you want to make time to see at a cinema.

I have to start my review of The Accountant 2 by talking about an aspect that surprised me. The movie has a lot of funny dialogue and scenes. I wasn't expecting so many laugh-out-loud moments in The Accountant 2, but it works quite well. The humor doesn't distract from the drama, and there isn't a conflicting tone throughout the movie. The serious nature of uncovering the murder of a U.S. Treasury chief and the other crimes throughout the story is handled effectively. The main trio of Christian Wolff (Ben Affleck), Braxton (Jon Bernthal) and Marybeth Medina (Cynthia Addai-Robinson) work well together. Each character has a distinctive voice and personality. You see how each of them evolves over the course of the narrative.

Some weaker elements of The Accountant 2 are that certain plot points are telegraphed pretty clearly and don't come as shocking reveals and there wasn't as much action as I thought there would be. To be clear, I'm not only interested in this aspect of a movie like The Accountant 2. The action is good when it happens, but there was room to have more, in my opinion. There's an entire fight scene that we don't get to see at all, which felt jarring. We just see the characters talking about it afterwards.

The Accountant 2 is a very solid action/drama/thriller. You'll get into the story and the characters who occupy it. If you haven't seen the predecessor (like me) you won't feel lost at all. In fact if The Accountant 2 is any indication, I want to go back and watch the first movie. I just wish I could've seen it in theaters, like I recommend you do for the sequel.

Rating:

Green Light

 This is one to see in theaters

The Accountant 2    124 minutes    R    In theaters

My 2025 Top Movies: The Ballad of Wallis Island, Not Just a Goof, and The Accountant 2


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