I am a movie fan but I am also a special education teacher so I have two different takes on The Accountant 2.
First, as an action movie, it was pretty entertaining. Although there was nothing very original about it, the action sequences were still pretty exciting. If you have not seen the first movie, they both star Ben Affleck as a former member of the special forces who has now become a very highly paid professional hit man. The gimmick of both movies is that Affleck's character, Christian Wolff, is on the Autism spectrum. As a result, he has a lot of the cliche abilities that Hollywood thinks all people with Autism have. Fort example, he is great with numbers... hence him also being an accountant.
Instead of just running back the exact same plot from the first movie, they decided to add Wolff's brother to the mix. Wolff's brother Braxton is played by Jon Berthnal who does an absolutely awesome job as both an action hero and straight man for some of the jokes in the movie. It was especially great to see Berthnal get to flex his action muscles considering the last movie I saw him in, The Amateur, completely wasted his talents. In addition to being a great sidekick, he also gets to help the audience understand a little bit about how Autism affects Chris.
So from purely and action movie perspective, The Accountant 2 is not great, but it is entertaining.
Now on to the second part. I am a special education teacher. As a result, I have a soft spot in my heart for people on the Autism spectrum. Any time I can see them represented as strong, smart and capable, I love it. This is one of the reasons that Drax for the Guardians of the Galaxy is one of my favorite Marvel characters. the Accountant 2 really tried to portray people with Autism in a realistic way. They worked in some scenes between Chris and his brother where they discuss how Chris's emotional responses are limited by his concrete and practical view of the world. I honestly think it could help someone understand people with Autism a little bit better. But I could also see why people with Autism and those who love them could be offended by the portrayal in this movie. But that is not the writer's or director's fault. Ben Affleck is simply a terrible actor. I am not saying he is not charming or entertaining, but he is objectively one of the worst actors who keeps getting work. As a result, his portrayal of a person with Autism comes off as hokey and almost comical.
Where the movie redeems itself is through the recasting of Chris's handler. Their is a British woman who Chris speaks to on the phone to set up jobs and get intel. But now we know it isn't a British woman at all. It is the text to speech device that his handler, who is on the Autism spectrum, uses to communicate with him. Allison Robertson, who is an actor who also happens to be on the spectrum, does and amazing job of portraying Chris's handler Justine. Instead of constant stimming for no reason the character stims in high pressure situations. Affleck might not be the best role model for people with Autism, but Robertson is... as long as you overlook the fact she is using her brains to set up hits. But this is an R-rated action movie, not an after school special so the audience should know what they are getting.
Its a pretty mindless and fun action movie so it is not a complete waste of time if you are into that... and I am.