Robert Langdon and Christian Wolff

2016 was built on films like these.

Lonely, smart and imaginative characters.

Jack Reacher, Dr. Steven Strange, Ms. Peregrines and Chelsey "Sully" Sullenberger.

The Accountant has Christian Wolff and Inferno has Robert Langdon.


Overall both films were average considering what they were able to do with such strong plots and character arcs but still they have some innovative aspects.

Inferno

Highly anticipated though delivered very poorly due to personally in my opinion is due to lack of innovation as the predecessors. (The Da Vinci Code (2006) and Angels and Demons (2009))

The story is itself shallow having an antagonist of the plot to destroy the world but still would have pulled of a stunning visual feast if the film gave depth to Dante and his literature which was highly quoted throughout the film.

And also Robert Langdon's visions are more like hallucinations where in predecessor films he actually had some awesome thoughts to figure out the puzzles he was given.

Anyway there's Robert Langdon and it's Ron Howard. So the film manages to survive through the directors visual style.

Overall - 3/5

The Accountant

The Accountant is a rare film which have some accounting and also character study.

The film overall reprises the unique Gavin O'connor Directorial style and builds on a criminal accountant's life and how it closes.

A spiral and a confusing child hood with an amazing highly trained skill set, but lack of social skills Christian Wolff is an amazing character study.

But the film gets loaded up with too much depth of unnecessary aspects making it carried away.

Anyway this is like a super hero film for accountants.

Because Ben Affleck reprises his Role of batman in this film as well. Because he kicks ass in this film.

A great take on a very niche character.

Personally loved the film due to it's take on accountancy and the character.

And I'm an accountant in training so this is basically motivation.


Overall - 3.5/5

Both the films had 2 unique characters but did not build on them.

But there skills are amazing.