From IMDB:
As a math savant uncooks the books for a new client, the Treasury Department closes in on his activities and the body count starts to rise.
From NetFlix
Offering two very different skills to his clients, a financial forensics expert and trained assassin goes to work for a tech mogul who’s determined to eliminate those responsible for secretly manipulating the company’s financial records.
Netflix sent me this DVDS which lasts 2 hours 8 minutes.
Of all the many Ben Affleck films I have seen, in some respect this is one of his best Instead of a romantic hero, he is an autistic, number savant, assassin. Naturally you can expect a lot of violence. Moreover the action and shooting sequences are over the top if not just plain impossible. Still isn’t it fun to see that our anti-hero never misses a punch or a shot? And such advanced weaponry!
But there is more to the story than just the noise, because in some way the major theme is autism. We get to see Christian Wolff’s childhood traumas, his siblings, and the extremes to which his father goes so that Christian can protect himself during his lifetime. In that regard expect a great plot twist.
Ben Affleck was 44 during the filming. Older actors include J.K. Simmons (Will Pope in “The Closer”), Jeffrey Tambor (the transsexual dad in “Transparent”), and John Lithgow (who has a huge resumé). One of the younger stars is Anna Kendrick who plays Dana Cummings, whom Christian is determined to protect.
Such violent action films are my guilty pleasure. Loved it!