Ben Affleck has had a wildly profitable profession in movie as an actor, director, producer, and author. The Oscar winner just lately celebrated the discharge of The Accountant 2, a follow-up to the 2016 unique (which is streaming with an Amazon Prime subscription). I believed he was fairly hilarious as protagonist Christian Wolff, and now I truthfully need to see him in additional roles that permit him flex these comedic muscular tissues.
Reasonably than a sequel nobody requested for, followers have been calling for The Accountant 2 for years. That is largely because of Affleck’s charming efficiency as Christian, a lethal, autistic accountant who will get concerned in wild adventures. Whereas it is very a lot an motion thriller film, Affleck can be capable of flex his comedic muscular tissues… particularly when his protagonist is in uncomfortable social conditions. After being tickled all through my screening of the sequel, I puzzled why the 52 year-old actor does not do extra comedies.
CinemaBlend’s The Accountant 2 evaluate praised Affleck’s efficiency within the sequel, and mused on whether or not or not it really surpassed the unique. The comedic components of the thriller have been highlighted in Christian’s relationship together with his brother Braxton (Jon Bernthal). At occasions, the sequel bordered on changing into a buddy comedy, which could really be a fantastic style for this pair of action-heavy stars to collaborate on.
Whereas Affleck is neurotypical, each of the Accountant motion pictures have thoughtfully approached the way in which Christian’s autism is portrayed. Whereas social scenario may help present comedic fodder, the movies aren’t laughing on the character. As an alternative, they provide some much-needed vulnerability from the wildly efficient (and lethal) protagonist of the franchise.
I would say, by and huge, Affleck is thought for doing critical motion pictures. Whether or not it is his tenure as Batman, Oscar-winning initiatives like Good Will Looking, or thrillers like The City, the multi-hyphenate is generally identified for dramatic movie appearances. There are exceptions like his collaborations with Kevin Smith (in addition to his scene with Surprise Lady in The Flash), I feel he is been holding out on moviegoing audiences relating to his comedic chops.
In fact, Affleck is a really busy particular person, and his schedule may be higher used on non-comedy initiatives. In spite of everything, we have seen how that style has been traditionally ignored by main awards exhibits. So, maybe the star has different initiatives he is extra keen about.
Except for his thriving profession, the actor/filmmaker has been making headlines because of his private life. Affleck and JLo’s relationship has formally come to an finish, and extra tales proceed popping out about what is going on on behind closed doorways.
The Accountant 2 is in theaters now as a part of the 2025 film launch record. We’ll simply must see if the long-awaited sequel does nicely sufficient that Affleck will get to return as soon as once more in a threequel.