1. Who was the british woman on the phone? She's just a prop.
OMG, she wasn't British, and it showed who she was at the end--a very neat twist.
2. The two brothers just happen to run into each other while on opposite sides of a fight (I don't know about you, but I saw that a mile off because hollywood)
So, you noticed an incredible coincidence a mile off. Which is it? And, btw, Braxton comments on that very coincidence at the end.
3. What part of his moral code explains all the times he phones in tips?
The same moral code undercover agents use.
4. What moral code does he even have? All I saw was something about not being a victim and putting family first
Those he killed were in self-defense, except for the 9 he killed at the Ravenite Club in an example of vigilante justice, which the story shows was deserved.
5. How did either brother get into their respective businesses? Yeah he said he became an accountant because its a growing profession, but that doesn't explain working for criminals
He was brought to the Treasury detention center where he "did the work of 5 men" helping them in their investigations. And of course, that's where he met Francis who passed on his knowledge and experience in criminal accounting. And it really isn't important how Braxton got into doing what he did--how do any of them get into it? You're really reaching for something, anything, to criticize.
6. Why kill Dana? She wasn't going to make trouble the way Wolff might.
She already had caused trouble "sticking her nose in where she shouldn't have", and Wolff showed her the full story behind what she'd discovered.
7. Hiring an expensive private security team to defend an empty and vulnerable house instead of just moving to a securable building for a couple of weeks - guy didn't even have a family to uproot, just himself
Braxton told him he should leave the country, but Blackburn is irrational. Only a moron would go in unarmed to face two armed assailants, one who came there to kill him, and try to convince them of the justice of his actions, like having his own sister and best friend killed.
8. Megalomaniacal villain gives monologue and then immediately gets his just deserts and is killed
Yes, see above. And the justice of it consistently gets the biggest laugh of the movie.
I could go on,
You need to start first.
... but it should be obvious. The story was poorly conceived and cliched. It only worked because of good pacing, good sets and the cast's ability to wring every last drop of character out of such thinly written roles.
The script is in the form of a puzzle that's complex but tight as a drum. The casting was perfect. I was thinking that the music (a big thing for me) was mostly boilerplate, but it ended up emphasizing the powerful song at the end. The hidden in plain sight messages concerning the Pollock painting are exquisite, and as far as I know, a first for Hollywood.
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DaliParton
8 years ago
> OMG, she wasn't British, and it showed who she was at the end--a very neat twist.
So it was the autistic girl using the computer's voice. That one got by me, I just assumed that whole denouement was about explaining that he gave his millions to that facility because he knew the girl when he was a kid.
Not really a twist though.
> You need to start first.
You seem exceptionally invested in this movie. I'm glad you enjoyed it.
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Stewball
8 years ago
Not really a twist though.
It is if you thought, like I did, that it was an AI. But even so, it was a revelation unlike all the ones who have claimed to have known that his brother was Braxton.
You seem exceptionally invested in this movie.
Guilty as charged, it buried my OCD needle. I think this puzzle is the most perfect movie I've ever seen, and my second favorite after
Her, which had parts I didn't like that much, making it not as rewatchable, but the subject matter was awesome deep.
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japongt
8 years ago
I thoroughly enjoyed this movie, but I really hated Her. Interesting how that works...
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Stewball
8 years ago
Believe it or not, there is a lot of science in Her, including the implications of self-aware AI, and some irony, like which "her" was the title character? Most people think it was Samantha, but I think it was Amy. And of course the lack of serious action and reliance on dialogue was a big turn off for many. The Accountant has dialogue AND action, and a lot of low key/dark humor, a lot of which doesn't get much of a laugh, like the segue to "Crazy Eddie and the Panama Pump!". Crazy indeed.
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Geoff1963
8 years ago
I loved it ; but any movie based on a Stephen King book is sure to be good.
[ high 5 ]
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phasarias-85722
8 years ago
i thought the same thing, it was one of the few things that got me intrigued, i was asking the same thing throughout the whole movie. is it an AI, and did he use it as a form of something to communicate with, did he go all the way to finding such a program for that reason? all i knew from the get go is that it was computer based voice, and it was a fun twist in the end. his brother though was cliche and unoriginal, just a means to show us what his brother was up to after the flash back scenes. maybe some people guessed it earlier but it became obvious to me when he sat in the cameras. i did enjoy the movie quite a lot, 7-8/10.
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Generationbetrayed
8 years ago
Haha, look at this weak cop-out. You got called out, and owned... just admit it.
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IvyTempleton
8 years ago
Not really. He seems to stick by his convictions. He admitted he screwed up about the girl. Maybe he just doesn't find it necessary to argue.
Those who don't believe in magic will never find it -RD
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