‘The Accountant 2’ Is One of the Year’s Best-Reviewed Sequels. Does It Live up to the Hype?

The Accountant 2, a long-in-gestation sequel to 2016’s The Accountant, is one of the best-reviewed sequels of the year. But does it live up to the hype?

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The film sees Ben Affleck, playing deadly accountant Christian Wolf, reteam with original director Gavin O’Connor (Miracle, Warrior) for a continuation of Wolf’s arc. Critics have been surprisingly enthusiastic about The Accountant 2. On Rotten Tomatoes, it holds a 76 percent...