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The Accountant 2

Director: Gavin O’Connor

Cast: Ben Affleck, Jon Bernthal, Cynthia Addai-Robinson, J. K. Simmons, Daniella Pineda, Robert Morgan, Andrew Howard, Grant Harvey

Running Time: 2 hours and 12 minutes

Film Rating: 7 out of 10

Warrior director Gavin O’Connor returns to the director’s chair nine years later to helm the sequel to the 2016 film The Accountant simply titled The Accountant 2 assembling much the same cast including Ben Affleck, Jon Bernthal and Cynthia Addai-Robinson.

Oscar winner Ben Affleck (Argo, Good Will Hunting) returns to the character of Christian Wolfe the autistic accountant who doubles as money launderer and tough guy who this time teams up with his younger brother Braxton superbly played with just the right amount of annoyance and arrogance by Jon Bernthal (The Wolf of Wall Street). The fraternal relationship between Christian and Braxton is brilliantly played on screen by the two actors who get that brotherly love right, which borders somewhere between affection and irritation with some competitiveness thrown in.

While the storyline by Bill Dubuque in this sequel is slightly confusing initially, he does introduce a more interesting character, that of Anais, an international assassin with a hidden past, whose memories could unlock a ruthless child trafficking ring operating between America and Mexico. Anais is well played by Mexican-American actress Daniella Pineda (Jurassic World: Dominion).

The child trafficking ring is run by the evil Burke, a middle level gangster who feels nothing at ordering the death of children. Burke is played by Robert Morgan with his henchman Cobb played by Grant Harper who was in the excellent TV show Animal Kingdom set in Southern California.

The Accountant 2 starts off with a hectic action scene in which one major character from the first film is eliminated and Cynthia Addai-Robinson who reprises her role as Marybeth Medina is asked to seek the assistance of Christian Wolfe.

Jon Bernthal really saves this sequel from being entirely boring and is excellent as the brash and dangerous Braxton, the antithesis to his older autistic brother Christian well played by Ben Affleck who makes a welcome return to the big screen after a long absence.

Set in locations from Los Angeles to Juarez in Mexico, from Berlin to Prague, The Accountant 2 is an interesting film made livelier by Jon Bernthal who is the most likable character. A third Accountant film is in the works, so let’s hope the finale is a lot flashier and entertaining.

If you enjoy action thrillers with an inventive storyline, then The Accountant 2 is recommended viewing and gets a film rating of 7 out of 10.

Worth seeing just to watch the killer brothers takes down the bad guys.