The movie "The Accountant" is currently showing in theatres worldwide to date and the reviews haven't been as pleasant as one would hope for. Given that the movie is a psychological thriller film that gives focus on an autistic man and his abilities, some would say it doesn't really count as a thriller movie.
"The Accountant" Film Criticized By Movie Critics, Claim Some Stories Have Loopholes And Do Not Make much Sense
Movie critics have found loopholes in the recently premiered "The Accountant" starring no other than Ben Affleck. His role in the film is a man by the name of Christian Wolff who has been diagnosed with severe autism as a child, thus developing an extraordinary mind that allows him to be more special than others. When grown up, he works as an accountant for certain individuals who can't necessarily be called pleasant or endearing to the society. However, as he was wandering around John Lithgow's books inside his firm, he then discovers some irregularities in the account that are significant to its reputation.
Christian Wolff's Character To Be Physically Fit To Fight In Battle Despite Being Diagnosed With Severe Autism
This is then where all the action in the film starts, and where the criticism has been centralized. Being a man diagnosed with severe autism and unsociable personality, Wolff has amazingly developed physical attributes that would make him fit to fight trained and armed bad men. This then begs the question, if he was growing up secluded from everyone else because he is special and is built to just stay at home and read, how did he manage to learn how to defend himself in a fight? As observed by many critics as well, he seems to fight and shoot a lot better than Jason Bourne and Lee Harvey Oswald respectively.
"The Accountant:" Not Really The Psychological-Thriller Film That Everyone Expected It To Be
There is also not much event in the film that would be worthy enough to label "The Accountant" as a psychological thriller film. Towards the course of the entire film, revelations on the mysteries that he was involved in started to pile up, as opposed to have had them gradually spread throughout the entire movie. In addition to that, there was over a 10-minute narrative that talked the audience through the remaining mysteries of the film instead of actually showing them. Some critics have said they might as well have just been handed the notes on the film, since the climax and the conclusion to the storyline were merely narrated in a monologue.
Even though his character as someone physically and psychologically fit to fight the bad guys is questionable, the fight scene in itself was satisfactory already. Taking out from the equation the fact that the lead star is diagnosed with severe autism and anti-social skills, the action scenes were implemented properly and choreographed impressively as well. One thing that the critics have noticed with Wolff is that his character is a lot similar to that of Bruce Wayne/Batman, a character also played by actor Ben Affleck. Be it a coincidence or not, some said they might as well have had Batman as the lead character in the movie and not an entirely new one. All in all, they just believe that some points in the film do not really add up to each other, and could have been a lot better than that.
