The Accountant (2001)

User Rating:

8.2/10   

Director:

Ray McKinnon

Writer:

Ray McKinnon (written by)

Genre:

Comedy | Short

Tagline:

Can one man, one hard drinking, chain smoking, backwoods accountant, stop a national conspiracy, change the course of history, and save a way of life? It's do-able... but it ain't gonna be purdy.

Plot Keywords:

Accountant | Dog | Brother Brother Relationship | Conspiracy | Infidelity

Awards:

Won Oscar. Another 4 wins

Cast

Ray McKinnon	...	The Accountant
Walton Goggins	...	Tommy O'Dell (as Walt Goggins)
Eddie King	...	David O'Dell
Gary Richardson	...	One-armed farmer

Runtime:

Argentina:35 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.66 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby SR

Certification:

Argentina:Unrated

Filming Locations:

Covington, Georgia, USA

Company:

Ginny Mule Pictures

Quotes:

The Accountant: Numbers and facts, always fudged here and there, it's called accounting.

Movie Connections:

Spoofs Sling Blade (1996)

Hilarious, somewhat over-acted dark comedy.

We saw this at a showing of all the short films, animated and non-, that were nominated for Oscars. With the exception of two of the animated films (Grey Area or Gray Area and the Pixar birds on the line thing) it was the best of them. The title character was a piece of genius, though a bit overdone in my opinion. This film, though in a rather dark comic fashion, addresses some fairly serious problems in the reality of America's heartland, American "culture", politics, and human nature. The last line of the film is a real Lulu that kept me chuckling whenever I recalled it for days.