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Vikings: The Viking Sagas (2014)
Viking Soap Opera
I made the mistake of binge watching (that takes weeks) while the story line is interesting at first, I couldn't help to notice it's the same story over and over, I continued to watch just to see characters finally die. The writers must have anticipated boredom and put iin the obligatory lesbian romance for the Mythology Geeks.
That's what this is, mythology, not history. If you are sensitive to animal sacrifice, violence and sexual explicit scenes, definitely not for you because that is 3/4 the series.
The acting is excellent despite being put in scenes bordering absurd situations. It's chock full of testosterone, and if that's your thing, you're going to love it!
The Accountant (2016)
Neurodivergent Ninja!
What I liked about it ..
1) Main Character is Autistic and uses his capabilities to be a modern day Ninja Assassin of sorts.
2) John Lithgow makes an excellent creep.
3) The pace of the movie was on par.
4) Fight scenes were clever.
5) Back Story of character's childhood let us develop some empathy for the assassin.
What I didn't like
1) Government agents are stereotypes and try to be villains but just don't get there.
2) Back story of one Government Agent has us rooting for her as she is preyed upon by her superior, which makes for an unnecessary side story.
3) The "Brotherly Love" aspect of the movie doesn't sit well as we are led to love one, dislike another.
4) The romantic relationship could have been more involved. We were left wanting more for every character.