The Accountant
Warner Bros. | Release Date: October 14, 2016 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
51
METASCORE
Mixed or average reviews based on 45 Critic Reviews
Positive:
15
Mixed:
24
Negative:
6
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Critic scorePublicationBy date
33
ConsequenceMichael RoffmanOct 12, 2016
The Accountant tallies up its numbers for an achingly long 50 minutes before it starts to finally piece together any semblance of a structured plot. Read full review
30
Village VoiceAlan ScherstuhlOct 13, 2016
Here's two hours of grimly serious puzzle-box dramatics and beat-downs starring Ben Affleck as an Affleck-shaped void. Read full review
30
The New York TimesStephen HoldenOct 13, 2016
The movie, directed by Gavin O’Connor (“Tumbleweeds”), makes little sense. The screenplay, by Bill Dubuque, is so determined to hide its cards that when the big reveal finally arrives, it feels as underwhelming as it is preposterous. Read full review
25
Rolling StonePeter TraversOct 13, 2016
Preposterous can be defined in many, many ways. But for now, let's use the plot details of The Accountant as Exhibit A. Read full review
25
Tampa Bay TimesSteve PersallOct 12, 2016
Ben Affleck is Agent Double-OCD in The Accountant, an effortlessly dumb thriller barely more entertaining than an audit. Read full review
20
Time OutJoshua RothkopfOct 12, 2016
The Dark Knight director has had a mortifying effect on movies. In this case, it’s almost as if Affleck’s somber plunge into the calamitous, Nolan-produced "Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice" has followed him into other projects, like a heavy cologne. Avoid this one like the stink it is. Read full review
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