Ben Affleck says his kids are his harshest movie critics
Ben Affleck's kids aren't afraid to roast his movies.
During an interview with "Jimmy Kimmel Live!" on Wednesday night, the Oscar winner said, "My kids, they're like very tough and they don't censor their criticism."
He added, "They'll sit right next to me watching a movie just -- while it's happening, 'This is terrible, why did you do this?!'"
Affleck, who shares Samuel, 13, Seraphina, 16, and Violet, 19, with ex-wife Jennifer Garner, said his kids are very opinionated and aren't afraid to share how they feel about the films that he's done.
He said during the pandemic, he had them watch his 1998 film "Armageddon" and they weren't too impressed by it.
"Almost immediately, it was like, 'What?! What is [this]? This is so stupid. Are you kidding me?'" he said. "My son was like, 'It just doesn't make any sense!' I said, 'This is not a logic-based film.'"
One film that his kids did like, he said, is his upcoming film, "The Accountant 2."
Affleck recalled, "I was like, 'What's the catch? You really liked it?'"
"And they were like, 'Yeah! It was really good!' and they were shocked," he said. "As if I got lucky that this magical accident happened and something I did was OK."
Affleck stars in "The Accountant 2" as Christian Wolff and is also a co-producer for the film.
The movie also stars Jon Bernthal, J.K. Simmons, Cynthia Addai-Robinson, Daniella Pineda and Allison Robertson.
According to a synopsis for the film, Wolff, who has a talent for solving complex problems, is compelled to solve the murder of an old acquaintance when the cryptic message, "find the accountant," is left behind.
"Realizing more extreme measures are necessary, Wolff recruits his estranged and highly lethal brother, Brax (Bernthal), to help," the synopsis continues. "In partnership with U.S. Treasury Deputy Director Marybeth Medina (Addai-Robinson), they uncover a deadly conspiracy, becoming targets of a ruthless network of killers who will stop at nothing to keep their secrets buried.
"The Accountant 2" hits theaters on Friday, April 25.
