But in a movie world where anything successful immediately gets a second one, “The Accountant 2” has the benefit of not having much to live up to. Just balancing the books a little would count ...

A pitch for the Accountant franchise sounds like a joke ... Addai-Robinson wants things done by the book, and Affleck is annoyed by both of them as he tries to stay focused on solving the puzzle.

Nearly a decade after Ben Affleck introduced the world to Christian Wolff in 2016’s “The Accountant,” a sequel is born. Gavin O’Connor’s “The Accountant 2” continues a trend of long ...