I had never heard of it. It showed up on Prime. Figured it had a chance of being terrible, by both the plot synopsis and starring Affleck, oh, and since i had never heard of it. Well, it is actually pretty good. I'd say the first half is very good. And Ben's usual stilted acting fits in well.
I'm subtracting points for 3 reasons. It relies on far too many coincidences to keep the plot moving or to generate interest. Also, the entire idea of the CEO of a company trying to go public hiring this guy is absurd. The CEO himself even asks "Why did I hire you?" when the CEO supposedly realizes what a dumb idea it was. Also, the J Tambor scenes in prison seem to be trying to refer back to Arrested Development, which was strange for this film.
I'm subtracting points for 3 reasons. It relies on far too many coincidences to keep the plot moving or to generate interest. Also, the entire idea of the CEO of a company trying to go public hiring this guy is absurd. The CEO himself even asks "Why did I hire you?" when the CEO supposedly realizes what a dumb idea it was. Also, the J Tambor scenes in prison seem to be trying to refer back to Arrested Development, which was strange for this film.