Keaton’s feature doesn't reach its potential.
Summary SCREENRANT VIDEO OF THE DAY SCROLL TO CONTINUE WITH CONTENT Fifteen years after his directorial debut, Michael Keaton returns to the director’s chair for the 2023 Toronto International Film Festival. His latest is Knox Goes Away, which sees him starring as John Knox, a contract killer diagnosed with a fast-paced form of dementia. Right as he’s set to retire, his estranged son Miles rushes to his doorstep in desperate need of John’s help.
One of Knox’s first encounters with his dementia starts off small; he forgets he had ordered a cup of coffee during a late dinner with his colleague Thomas Muncie . His next encounter is more obvious and the kickoff to what feels like the film’s first main plot. One hit job with Muncie goes awry, where Knox kills an innocent and his own partner. To make matters worse, a poor clean-up of the crime scene leads to a mistake that Knox simply doesn’t make under normal circumstances.
I can understand why Keaton took on both roles as lead and director of Knox Goes Away. He seems really in tune with the character and gives a great performance from beginning to end. But, either the script was overly ambitious, trying to pack in all its themes and subplots, or Keaton’s direction is a complete misfire. The former explanation makes more sense seeing as Keaton actually does some interesting things from a direction standpoint.
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