The Accountant 2 works so well because it isn’t afraid to double down on the goofier themes its predecessor introduced. It’s one big “yes, and...” to the surprising two-hander between Ben Affleck’s Christian Wolff, an autistic savant, and his mercenary brother, Braxton, played with giddy panache by Jon Bernthal. Their chemistry is rightly drawing a lot of positive buzz for the long-in-the-making sequel, but they’re not the only highlights here.
Cynthia Addai-Robinson also reprises her role as Marybeth Medina, now the director of the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN), and the new straight man to play against Affleck and Bernthal. Fortunately, she’s more than a third wheel for the dynamic duo. The film introduces a fresh, formidable antagonist in Anaïs (Danielle Pineda), an amnesiac hitwoman with ties to Marybeth’s late mentor, former FinCEN Director Raymond King (J.K. Simmons).
