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Reviews for The Accountant starring Ben Affleck (48% on RT)
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Mookie1515
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I can see Ben become an actor who only acts in his own movies some day in the future. Really the only time he shines anymore.
Discotheque
Banned
Gone Girl was great. And regardless of opinions on BvS he was a pretty solid Bruce/Batman
jack_package_200
Banned
Ben was fine in BvS. Its the piss poor writing and direction that held him back.
WrenchNinja
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Explain yourself
Mookie1515
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Haha, wow, I was thinking he directed that for some reason, of course that was a Fincher movie, that makes so much more sense.
Is Stuckmann going to try and re-write it and then cry when people make fun of his writing?
Violence Jack
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More_Badass
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I wonder how stereotypical the movie's depiction of autism/asperberger's is. I'm almost morbidly curious to find out
DeathoftheEndless
Crashing this plane... with no survivors!
One of the reviews says
Affleck's character has some kind of traumatic past and his little brother was his only friend
Stuckmann said he worked with Autistic people for years and they did a great job depicting it. They didn't 'Hollywood' it up.
Batman vs Superman made $873,260,194 worldwide so it hasn't been that rough.
Regardless I thought this movie did look good but I may pass on it now.
What is even happening here
Phobophile
A scientist and gentleman in the manner of Batman.
We all know this movie is just another
for Affleck.
for Affleck.
On one hand, money, on the other hand, self respect.
SomedayTheFire
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He's big break was Armageddon. I think we're well past that question.
The movie was not that bad and I thought Affleck was great as batman. I doubt he is losing sleep over the batman vs superman movie.
shadow_shogun
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Alright, that's good to hear from Stuckmann.
Corpsepyre
Banned
Will watch it. Reviewers have proved in 2016 that they're not to be taken at face value with a number of films.
What did he mean by this?
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How in the world someone could describe the simple ass plot of this film to be convoluted I dont know at all.
I thought it lacked a bit of story actually. And arbitrary evoking of BvS why, EW?
FUCK CRITICS /jksimmons
I thought it lacked a bit of story actually. And arbitrary evoking of BvS why, EW?
FUCK CRITICS /jksimmons
CapitalismSucks DonkeyBalls
Banned
Same as Leo's portrayal of an intellectually disabled teen in WEGG?
Slurpy2k20
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Kind of sad about this. I was actually really looking forward to this.
Affleck needs to tell his creative team to put a moratorium on that kind of thing from now on.
If you have to have a character explain everything and connect all the dots because you aren't a good enough writer to show an audience rather than spell out every angle to them, then it's a problem. That's the sign of a writer writing their story into a corner and needing an out as they try to be more clever than they actually are with their plot.
Yes. And the cast saves it/sells it even if their characters don't have much to them.
Except Lithgow who literally has nothing to do than constantly ask "what's going on?"
infinitys_7th
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Haven't seen the movie, but I respect it more than the cinematic universe marketing movies and all the sequels/reboots/rehashes.
At least it tried something different and wacky.
At least it tried something different and wacky.
AbortedWalrusFetus
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From watching the trailer I thought this movie looked pretty great, so I'll probably still see it.
What did he mean by this?
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Those were JK Simmons dots. Not, the main plot's dots. I agree though, that flashback was comically long I started laughing in the theater haha, but I think it somewhat paid off tho
bananafactory
Banned
Affleck should just stop acting in anything he didn't direct
Still excited for Live By Night
Still excited for Live By Night
Discotheque
Banned
I don't really care about the director so I was only seeing this in theaters if impressions were good
Oh well ill check it out on VOD. Still morbidly curious because I thought the premise was funny and it had a good trailer
Oh well ill check it out on VOD. Still morbidly curious because I thought the premise was funny and it had a good trailer
Sgt. Kabukiman
Banned
What a strange career Affleck has had. He finally achieved redemption thanks to his directorial efforts and Gone Girl but with this, BvS, Suicide Squad and his movie with Timberlake, it's back to business as usual. I have no hope for Justice League but maybe Live by Night and The Batman will be the start of a new redemption cycle.
Affleck is the Sonic of cinema.
Affleck is the Sonic of cinema.
Sonic has never taken part in anything remotely close to the highs of Argo, Gone Girl, or Good Will Hunting.
Those dots had main plot elements as well.
Them hunting down The Accountant and explaining everything about who he is, so it's relevant. The thing is, all that hunting really wasn't needed. They're never even in the same room together, it's a whole B Plot that was unnecessary other than to explain things that we a) didn't really need to know or b) is irrelevant to our main plot. We already have a mystery plot (who is stealing money and whatnot and hunting them down) we don't need two or three more with flashbacks and montages to go into who so-and-so is and what they do, like Tambor who is wasting his time here and made me think of Arrested Development immediately with him being in jail like that. 
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.It's working three/four plots and trying to connect them, and when it can't it just explains it all because that's easier. There's a better version of this story and movie that would strip a lot of that away and have an awesome 100 minute action thriller.
Netherscourge
Banned
Does Affleck demand dark, grainy looking video for all his movie roles now?
Sgt. Kabukiman
Banned
Affleck's movies may be up and down, but I think his performances have been pretty damn good. He's pretty good in this one too.
And Suicide Squad is hardly a showcase of Affleck for his movie. He's in it for two minutes max. Arguably the best two minutes in the movie.
Galactic Specter
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I'm sure Affleck will cheer up once he gets those awards for Live by Night.
Galactic Specter
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Sonic 3 & Knuckles is the Argo of videogames.
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