THE ACCOUNTANT 2

Christian Wolff (Ben Affleck) reteams with his brother Braxton (Jon Bernthal) to solve a murder involving a friend of Christian's and trying to rescue a young boy who's been trafficked in the process. 9 years after the original we're served a sequel I never heard anyone calling for, so I was pessimistic going in, figuring this was just another studio attempting to squeeze as much juice out of an IP as possible. And I will say, I was pleasantly surprised I enjoyed this as much as I did. The story gets a little convoluted in some parts but you're still able to put the pieces together for the most part. Affleck is great once again as Wolff, the emotionless and socially awkward accountant with those unique set of skills while Bernthal always seems to have fun with any role he touches (even if at this point in his career, he's almost typecast to these types of roles). I was also happy they left Dana Cummings (Anna Kendrick) the way Christian did in the original as not everyone who was in the first film needs to be in the second. Nothing against Kendrick either, I just like the way their contact ended in the first film. If the same team wanted to continue on with a third installment, this time around, I wouldn't be too opposed to it. If you liked the original, you'll enjoy this one too! 6.5/10