Rated R

THE ACCOUNTANT 2 continues the story of an autistic man who used to make a living running numbers for organized crime. After escaping from prison, he works with a secret organization to help track down human traffickers and their victims.

This sequel continues to showcase Affleck’s talent as a relatable anti-hero, and with a more developed story of him and his hit-man brother, this film leans into the whimsy and humor amid all the violence.

Jon Bernthal plays Affleck’s brother, and the two have fantastic chemistry. This alone is enough to deliver an entertaining action film.

The script does struggle to handle a lot of things – from developing the fraternal relationship to telling a rather gruesome story about the bad guys. The movie still falls into the autism-as-a-superpower Hollywood trope rather than just portraying people with autism as… well, people, but this is forgivable in the grand scheme of action films.

THE ACCOUNTANT 2 gets three and a half deductions out of five. I’m Kevin Carr, and that’s the way I see it.

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