Movie Review: The Accountant

This weeks movie is one that caught my attention with the trailer as something I might be able to relate to. I have always been different than others and not really good with socializing. However, I probably will not do some of the things that this guy does. I started this blog with the hopes to understand and relate to people better. And with that, I hope you enjoy my review on The Accountant.

The movie starts with what looks like a man getting out of a taxi then running across the street into a building. He climbs up the stairs, gun in hand, while some voices can be heard from around the corner. We then see a shadow figure of a gun being pointed at a guys head, then a shot rings out and we cut out.

Next we go 30 years in the past at the Harbour Neuroscience Institute in New Hampshire, and find a young boy with Autism (played by Seth Lee) sitting at a table dumping out a puzzle. He blows on his fingers, then starts to put the puzzle together quickly while some adults speak to each other in another room. It turns out they are the boys parents, and they are talking to the neurologist about how to handle his behaviour and sensitivity to things like lights and clothing. He suggests that the boy spend a month or two with him, but the father, a military man, says if he is sensitive to those things he doesn't need more of it and refuses. At this time the boy finishes the puzzle except for one lost piece and he starts freaking out. His brother doesn't know what to do, but the young girl with Autism in the room finds the missing piece for him. He then completes the puzzle, which we now notice is upside down.

The acting was very well done for most of it, but it felt a little off at times. Ben Affleck took his role and made it almost seem like he was his character, even if it was a little stale sometimes. However, John Bernthal didn't quite give me the feel of a good bad guy from the way he sounded. But otherwise, it was pretty good acting for many of the other actors.

The story was actually relatable in the terms of how people with brains that function differently work, and I could believe that someone with his abilities could end up like this. And with the twists throughout the movie, some subtle and others more obvious, it felt like the kind of thing that could happen to people in real life, almost. Though the flow through of the movie wasn't the greatest, it still had some great moments in it.

Overall, the acting went mostly well, and the movie had some great twists and turns, but sometimes it felt off in areas that can be found if you have a good eye. But, it had good intensions for it all, which was only a little off, but mostly on, and for these reasons I would rate this movie 7.8/10.