Michael's Movie Grade: B
A very fun action comedy.
This sequel to the popular action film, The Accountant leans heavily into the realm of buddy comedy. While the first film had comedy in it, this second movie often becomes a full-on comedy. Luckily the humor here is often flat out hilarious. I was very pleasantly surprised by just how much I laughed watching this movie. Much of the comedy comes from the shared screentime with Ben Affleck and Jon Bernthal. The two reunite as the brothers they played in the first movie, however now, Jon Berthal plays a much bigger role. These two have perfect chemistry together and simply watching the two play off each other is delightful. Many of the comedic moments would not have worked as well if it wasn't for the chemistry of these two stars. While there may be a bigger emphasis on comedy here, the action is still excellent. There may not be as much of them here, but the action scenes are quite excited and very well executed.
The basic storyline of this film is quite good. However, there are too many subplots, and the story can seem to ramble at times, lacking the tightness of the first movie.
While the storyline may be a bit messy, this movie is very entertaining.
-Michael J. Ruhland
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