Ben Affleck first appeared as the Dark Knight in Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice. Ultimately, however, his career as Batman was not to last long. He made a brief appearance in Suicide Squad before rallying the Justice League to fight the villain Steppenwolf. After that, it was over.
Ben Affleck is still an action star. Aside from Batman, he has been trying his hand at this field for the past few years. The most important title in this regard is probably the action thriller The Accountant by Warrior director Gavin O’Connor, which you can now watch on Amazon Prime.
The Accountant on Amazon Prime: Ben Affleck shoots his way through hard action thriller
In The Accountant, Affleck takes on the role of a man named Christian Wolff, who has a knack for handling numbers like few others. He was diagnosed with autism as a child, and now he works as an accountant and is perceived by most people around him as a math genius. But that’s not all.
You can watch the trailer for The Accountant here:
The Accountant – Trailer (German) HD
Christian Wolff has also built up a connection to the underworld over the years and handles dirty financial deals. If necessary, he will grab a weapon with shocking precision and transform himself into a relentless killerSo in The Accountant there is not only a lot of calculations, but even more shooting.
Affleck is convincing in this Essential reduced role grandioseOne minute he appears as a withdrawn man in a suit, the next he grabs his machine gun and kills as controlled as he juggles the numbers in the accounting department. A crazy combination, but it works.
But The Accountant is not only worth seeing because of Affleck. The entire cast of the film is a big plus. This includes Anna Kendrick, JK Simmons, Jean Smart and John Lithgow. We can also expect a merciless encounter with the Punisher himself: Jon Bernthal.
The Accountant was released in 2016 and turned out to be not only a solid action flick, but also a box office success that later enjoyed great popularity in home cinema. Eight years later, a sequel is now being developed under the umbrella of Amazon MGM Studios. The Accountant 2 is scheduled for 2025 be published.
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