Hello readers,
I will be writing a review on The Accountant and it starred Ben Affleck as Christian Wolff, a high functioning autistic man and forensic accountant in the thriller journey.
As high functioning autistic person myself, I was happy with the portrayal done by Ben Affleck as he adopted an acting which was unlike other roles he ever played. The character, Christian Wolff, felt like myself; the way he wanted to finish his job when he couldn't and how he organised his lifestyle. I sympathised with the character for what he went through along with his brother as things happened in the family and his upbringing. Their mother gave up and left the house, leaving the two with their father who had brought the children up with things most normal people wouldn't go through (No parents should ever abandon or forced something on their children, whether they like it or not.).
The Accountant opened with an unknown man entering a building and was a little shocked to see some crime family members laid dead. As he went up the stairs, he overheard a man pleading for his life and then a loud knock which we, as an audience, knew very well that he was dead. Before the man could even peak and probably enter the room, we see a shadowy figure casted on the wall and was raising a gun pointing at the man's head before the film title was shown. This opening left me with so much questions on why this scene was played and what the f*** was happening after that.
After the film title was shown and the rest of the scenes were played, I was left a little confused and almost wanted to give up the film altogether. However, as the film went along in a slow revealing plots here and there, I soon was able to pieced the whole scenario out from beginning to the middle of the film. This was what make The Accountant an agreeable thriller film; for most of the storyline were important to one another. The revealing of the other half from Christian Wolff was amazing, probably the best after enduring the film and piecing up the puzzles just like an accountant finding out the problems in ledger books.
While The Accountant sounded dull and probably doesn't strike one as a espionage-y thriller film, I would say that this film literally blown my mind until the end and also the portrayal of autism spectrum disorders are quite accurate, almost as if the screenwriter at least has done his work. In my opinion, The Accountant should definitely get an Oscar nomination for its screenplay because it is cold hard thriller and the plot twists were interesting, true thriller. The cast did a wonderful job in the film, though I would say Ben Affleck getting Best Actor for his portrayal of Christian Wolff is something that would remained hopeful. A Best Actor nomination is likely for him and hopefully he does.
In conclusion, The Accountant is definitely a must to watched film this October (especially during this period for those interested in finding out what films are Oscar-worthy). I am betting on Oscars to nominate this film for Best Screenplay. If they don't, it would be a terrible waste.
Ratings: 8/10
P.S. This is one of those thriller films where the kills were straight-forward.
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