The Accountant

I'm not a Ben Affleck fan in any shape or form be it his personal persona, as an Actor or a Director. The man has simply not impressed me at all. And, before the Haters start spew their vitriol my way, I lost any respect for Jennifer Garner when she broke her sacred marriage vows she made to Scott Foley in Hotel rooms all over Hollyweird with Michael Vartan. But I Digress, Ben Affleck was incredible in this Movie and hands down made The Accountant the only Movie that I've rewatched more than 3 times and purchased in over 5 years. My Son suffers from Autism and my ex Husband was in some ways like Chris's Father although he agreed with me that we should and did seek all available help for our now 16 year old Son. Affleck's performance was so subtle and didn't go overboard with the mannerisms of a High Fuctioning Adult with Autism as so many of his peers who do method acting would have. He excelled in the action scenes with my favorite scene being his character Chris waving goodbye to his farmer Clients after a particularly exciting day on the farm. JK Simmons is always excellent no matter the size of the Role he's playing or whether the format is the Small Screen or the Silver. He's an Oscar winner always giving Oscar quality performances in every job he undertakes. Anna Kendrick was Anna Kendrick except with some killer "Home Alone" Moves. And, even though she wasn't on the screen that long it was awesome to see Jean Smart as I've loved her since I first saw her in Designing Women. Whilst away at University, a group of us girls would all get together to watch Designing Women. I was completing my Masters when she left the show and it was never the same. If you saw Fargo Season 2, you know what a talented and versatile actor Ms. Smart is because she knocked the Role of Floyd out of the Universe. And, Cynthia Addai-Robinson is a uber-talented actress from the UK that had the intensity to match JK Simmons, Mr. YELLOW M&M PEANUT himself. However, he was the one melting Treasury Anaylst Marybeth Medina and the audience to tears. She was an integral part of the story and she proved she's more than a Supporting Acctress. As far as the Accountant goes, I thought the Father did the exact opposite of what needed to be done with Chris and Braxton. And, as the Mother of a Son with Autism, My heart aches for any child being purposely exposed to more stimuli be it light, sound, touching, staring or a devastating combination of all of them. This character was the reincarnation of the Great Santini played so brilliantly by Robert Duvall. The Great Santini was based on Pat Conroy's Father. Pat Conroy was an Author of many wonderful works such as the "Prince of Tides". The emotional scars left behind by his Father's brutality, selfishness, and lack of love were a constant reminder for Mr. Conroy which led to longtime battle with alcholism and he didn't suffer from any neurological ailments. For this reason, the Protagonist of the Accountant so well acted by Mr. Affleck is a remarkable person, for he overcame so much and never forgot his first true friend and nor lost the morale code his moral code. SPOILERS SPOILERS SPOILERS!!! Did anyone else realize that the Fixer who beat up Simon was Chris's younger Brother? I did immediately and so did all of you and the reason was because the writer was going to make a point about them being brought up by an Army Officer who trained his Son's with guns and had them taught physical self defense by the best in the world. And, the younger Son had the cold dead eyes in the flashbacks. What writer could resist having them both be Fixers. But, one had a Moral Code!

FORMAT: Blu-Ray + DVD + Digital HD UPC: 8-83929-48093-7 RELEASED: 2017-01-10 TITLE: The Accountant (2016) • R • 2:07:54 Ben Affleck, Anna Kendrick, J.K. Simmons, Cynthia Addai-Robinson, Jon Bernthal, Jeffrey Tambor Gavin O'Connor (Director) The trailer for "The Accountant", while very effective at generating interest in seeing the movie, does it a MAJOR disservice; in that, it presents this movie as yet another shoot-em-up action flick. Yes, I definitely wanted to see this movie BECAUSE I thought it WAS a "shoot-em-up action flick". (Hey, I'm a guy, what did you expect?) But, after seeing it, I was greatly surprised (and, just as GREATLY, pleased) to find that there was a highly intelligent, and thought provoking, story hiding in plain sight within this excellent "action" flick! (I guess the movie studios hid the "smart" part from us in the trailer because they think that we, the movie viewing public, are too dumb to be attracted to anything other than loud noises, bright lights, and nude (preferably female) bodies. Oh well.) If you look at this movie as just another action flick, then its pace, style, and, yes, action are MORE than enough to keep you interested (and pleased). AND, in addition, if you focus on its myriad moral and philosophical issues it is just as, if NOT more, interesting. Issues such as: how much evil are you willing to accept in the service of the "greater" good; and, how poorly people are treated (no matter what they have to offer) when they are judged to be "other"; and, how much personal responsibility are you willing to accept for the wellbeing of others; and, so on. I can't say enough good things about this movie. HIGHLY RECOMMENDED. On a somewhat related side note: I notice that there are MANY people on social media (and elsewhere) who spend a LOT of time bad-mouthing Ben Affleck for his perceived (by them) lack of talent. The man has written ( Good Will Hunting , Gone Baby Gone , The Town , etc.), directed (Gone Baby Gone, The Town, Argo , etc.) and starred in ( Chasing Amy , Dogma , State of Play , Gone Girl , and now "The Account") several EXCELLENT movies. How many of his contemporaries have compiled such a distinguished track record? Across so many disciplines? Huh? What's a brotha gotta do to get some luv? See the other reviews for more detail and/or other opinions regarding the plot of the movie. VIDEO: 2.39:1 • Color • 1080p • MPEG-4 AVC (33.8 Mbps) This movie's transfer to blu-ray features an image that, while lacking in apparent fine detail, is mostly sharp, with good contrast and good shadow detail. Its colors are muted and, in some scenes (mostly the flashbacks), even washed-out (which, I'm sure, was a deliberate choice on the part of the filmmakers, to go with the subdued, reserved nature of Christian Wolff (the Ben Affleck character)). Also, there are no obvious artifacts such as banding, specks, white dots, hair-lines, dropped frames or color fluctuations to deface the image. Overall, this movie's picture quality should satisfy the vast majority of viewers. AUDIO: DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1 and 7.1 (48 KHz, 16-bit) The sound quality and mix of the DTS-HD Master Audio 7.1 soundtrack (the only one to which I listened) is very nearly reference quality. This soundtrack has just about everything that you could want, sound-wise, in a movie; namely: highly-intelligible and well placed dialog, very deep bass in the front and subwoofer channels, very active and highly directional sound effects in ALL (i.e.—front, side and back) channels, ambient and environmental sounds that VERY effectively communicate the location of the on-screen setting and action, extremely well recorded music (that is utilized very effectively in the front AND surround channels) and much, much more! Another very fine example of the art of sound design in film from the artisans at Warner Brothers. Overall, the sound presentation for this movie should satisfy all but the EXTREMELY pickiest of listeners. EXTRAS: Several Featurettes None of the extras were reviewed.

Throughout my entire life, I have considered myself to be a movie "buff," an amateur critic of sorts that is personally biased simply due to my pure love of movies in general. Sometimes, my judgment is clouded by how positive a movie-going experience was. Case in point, I saw "Star Wars: The Force Awakens" with my wife; it was our first real "date" in something like two years, and it was our first time really being out of the house since our son was born. The bar was therefore low, and considering the quality of the prequels, I wasn't expecting much of anything beyond how much I would enjoy the popcorn and Coke. When we left the theater, I raved on and on about how it was a "perfect" movie, a so-called "10 out of 10," and I basically said that it was better than "Harry Potter," "Hunger Games," "Twilight," and "Divergent" combined. Naturally, I was very wrong. The more time I had to think about the movie, the more I realized that, from an objective viewpoint, that movie really wasn't that good at all. In sharp contrast, I've spent the past few years watching A LOT of movies. I watch them in virtually every room in the house (even in the bathtub, thanks to my cell phone.) Since I'm a substitute teacher, there are days that I basically watch movies all day long (again, thanks to my iPhone.) I've watched old movies from the 60's and 70's all the way to the present. My dad and I have had some long conversations about what constitutes a "good" movie these days, if there even is such a thing. It takes quite a film for us to acknowledge that it has the potential to be a modern classic, much less a "masterpiece." "The Accountant" is one of the best movies I've seen in a long, long time. I vaguely remember Ben Affleck investing his time and energy making this movie and making sacrifices in the process, and I couldn't understand how a movie with this particular plot synopsis could be all that riveting. For crying out loud, with a name like "The Accountant," I just naturally assumed I'd hate it just about as much as I hate doing my taxes or talking to my wife about her college major. The movie has everything. Ben Affleck is wonderful and gives an Oscar caliber performance. The characters are all fleshed-out pretty well, so you actually understand their motives and empathize with their individual plights and motivations. Anna Kendrick is--well, I could write a whole book on how much I love that girl, so I'm always a bit biased toward her, regardless of what movie she's in ("Pitch Perfect 2" comes to mind--BLECH.) The guy who plays Shane on "The Walking Dead" is the kind of psychopathic hit man that is just plain so cool, you can't find it in your heart to hate him or even consider him the "villain." The movie's loving portrayal of military families, children with autism, and the parents of kids with autism is extremely refreshing. I have two sons, so the relationship between the two young boys in the movie really hit me hard emotionally. The action scenes are not just perfectly choreographed, their actually brutally realistic. If you like intelligent thrillers that are meticulously and strategically balanced with just the right amount of gunplay and martial arts, then this is the movie for you. The movie had a wide variety of potential morals, so it's hard to know what the movie's makers were trying to convey. For me, there were all kinds of messages communicated. When you steal money, even from bad people, it's bad. People are always afraid of what they don't understand; most people don't understand autism. No matter what challenges you have in your life, you can overcome them with discipline. Don't live a mediocre life. When you compromise your own principles, it's hard to live with yourself. There are things in life that are much more valuable than money. When you do bad things to people, bad things will happen to you. Numbers don't lie. If I had seen this movie BEFORE I saw "Batman versus Superman," Ben Affleck would have had my unreserved approval to play Bruce Wayne. Yes, he's just THAT good in this movie. Thanks for reading. Take care, God bless, and for God's sake, be careful out there.

Considering when this movie was filmed and that it followed on the heels of the first Batman movie with Ben Affleck starring, and where he takes on the role as a caped crusader donning the bat costume and fighting crime as a vigilante, we get a fresh take on that idea, in this movie the Accountant. Ben clearly wanted to continue in the same vein as his batman character as that is one of two plot points that this movie focuses upon. 1. He's above the law and also an elusive vigilante who can take out bad guys anywhere anytime without getting caught - he also has no issue killing them unlike his Batman character, though. 2. For whatever reason, and perhaps a personal motivation, Ben tackles the idea of being a grown up who is still battling his Autistic tendencies, where we receive multiple childhood flashbacks to help fill in the details. The writer didn't leave us hanging after introducing various nuances and then fills in the answers to those questions at the end. I picked this up used on DVD as the previews didn't really do it much justice. There's a whole lot more going on in this movie and it keeps you wanting to stick around - in no small part due to the writing. IMDB gave it a pretty high score so I might not be overselling it here. I'll have to get the blu-ray for the next time I watch it. Apparently, there's a sequel due out in 2025 - of course sequels usually are only half as good as the originals and considering this came out in 2016, odds are it's a hard story to tell 'again' with so much time lost. Which doesn't say one shouldn't give this one a watch. Origin stories are always better when they initially introduce the audience to set up everything - leaving much to be desired in a sequel that just carries the momentum. Who knows - since it hasn't come out yet. In any case, Ben seems to struggle a bit with the off glancing autistics are known for, (not making eye contact and being emotionally withdrawn), but his quieter demeanor fills the rest of the character. Still, one can't help but wonder if he was really 'batman' in his mind while playing this character. There's so much presence and 'force' that he brought to the former that it's hard to know what to make of him in this new role. Again, it makes for an interesting new character that is almost comic book worthy. Kind of like Bruce Willis' role in the movie 'Glass' where he's an ordinary guy but has some kind of superhuman qualities and fights crime after hours etc... This character is on the order of an autistic savant but not quite, and yet becomes an adult vigilante conveying the basic notion that autistics grow up to be adult vigilantes, which is silly. Most are likely to face more obstacles or struggles than neurotypicals, and the glory train is just an illusion. I did however still like this movie quite a bit, so there's that.

This is a fine movie, but probably doesn't belong in anyone's library. It is a one-time watch.

If you like a lot of action this movie is it that's what's a great movie it would have you at the edge of your seat

Excellent movie that you must pay full attention to. It moves around a lot! It’s really good and accountant 2 is even better!

Outstanding action film. Well cast. A great mixture of humor and action. This is a film you can watch over and over and not get tired of.

Great movie little bit of violence

Ottimo film, per chi ha in impianto Dolby Digital. Consigliatissimo

Divertissement garanti. Scénario cohérent. Jeu des acteurs solide. À voir et à revoir! Produit neuf et conforme à la description. Livraison rapide, sécurisée et fiable.

Watched it on Netflix. Buy what I like so I can watch it any time later.

Trae castellano en ambos discos, tanto en el doblaje como en los subtítulos. Viene con un slipcover y con copia digital que se puede canjear perfectamente. Un UHD a un precio irrisiorio, alrededor de los 10€, cuando la edición española está rondando los 25€, aunque no tengas Ultra HD, merece más la pena que la sencilla.