{"id":104426,"date":"2024-03-14T16:39:41","date_gmt":"2024-03-14T16:39:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.hollywoodintoto.com\/?p=2039529"},"modified":"2024-03-14T16:39:41","modified_gmt":"2024-03-14T16:39:41","slug":"knox-goes-away-turns-assassin-genre-on-its-ear","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gamefootballmobileanimeiphone.com\/index.php\/2024\/03\/14\/knox-goes-away-turns-assassin-genre-on-its-ear\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018Knox Goes Away\u2019 Turns Assassin Genre on Its Ear"},"content":{"rendered":"

Hollywood’s fascination with assassins<\/a> shows no signs of letting up.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Consider the “John Wick<\/a>” franchise as Exhibits A, B, C and D. (And you know E. is coming soon…)<\/p>\n

“Knox Goes Away” tackles the genre from a fresh perspective. Michael Keaton directs himself as a hired killer facing an implacable foe – dementia.<\/p>\n

How he orchestrates his final days makes for an unpredictable drama that eschews familiar action beats. It also reminds us that Keaton is a double threat who rarely taps the other side of his skills.<\/p>\n

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Keaton is John Knox, your garden-variety assassin with something pressing on his mind.<\/p>\n

He finds himself making mental mistakes of late, a no-no in his line of work. A battery of tests confirms the worst. He not only suffers from dementia, but it’s a subset of the disease that acts rapidly.<\/p>\n

He has just weeks, not months, before his mental faculties “go away.”<\/p>\n

Knox wants to spend his remaining days steering his cash to his estranged family members. That includes his adult son, Miles (James Marsden), who has his own problems. He just murdered his teen daughter’s 32-year-old lover, and he splattered his DNA all over the crime scene.<\/p>\n

We also get to know the detectives investigating the murder Miles committed. Meet Detective Emily Ikari (Suzy Nakamura), a stubborn soul who poses problems for both Knox and Miles.<\/p>\n

“Knox Goes Away” might seem like a hardboiled thriller on paper, but it’s more methodical in its approach. At 72, Keaton can still be an action hero (think “The Flash<\/a>“). Here, he’s focused on Knox’s redemptive arc.<\/p>\n

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On this week\u2019s episode of #FlyOnTheWall<\/a> me and @DavidSpade<\/a> chat about: The Oscars, standup, iconic roles and more with the brilliant @MichaelKeaton<\/a>. <\/p>\n

\u2018KNOX GOES AWAY\u2019 – Opens in theaters March 15<\/p>\n

Full episode: https:\/\/t.co\/pa20PyVjPP<\/a> #comedy<\/a> #podcast<\/a> pic.twitter.com\/HuQ6k8re90<\/a><\/p>\n

— Dana Carvey (@danacarvey) March 13, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n