Knox Goes Away * * *

I'm here to.... Damn! I forgot what I'm supposed to do.

Michael Keaton is the lead actor and director in this production.  He plays an assassin with rapidly developing dementia, (which is a bit of a worry if you think about it).  

We learn a about John Knox's background and how he got into this business -  ex special forces combatant and all that.  (It's good to know the army can provide you with skills for a post-service career). 

His family know what he does but now he is estranged from his wife and son. His only intimacy seems to be with a weekly visit from a sex worker. His only friends are in the same business as himself. Amongst his friends is Xavier (Al Pacino) who provides the work for him. 

Knox knows about his condition and that he has no future, but he still wants to look after his family even though they never speak to him.

One day his "long time-no see" son Miles turns up on his doorstep. He looks desperate; frightened, sweaty and blood stained. Knox takes him in and he learns that Miles has killed someone - a bad man that was sexually interfering with his daughter - Knox's Granddaughter.  Miles might not get on with Dad but he knows that the old man has got the skills to fix his situation.

Meanwhile the cops are visiting a crime scene, which actually is the last job that John Knox did, where things went horribly wrong, partly due to Knox's deteriorating mind.   

The cops are also showing an interest in the crime scene that Miles created. The leading detective is an Asian American woman with attitude.

Can John Knox fix things in the time that he has left before his brain completely shuts down? It won't be the finest or most emotionally engaging film you'll see about a man on the way out, but it's a pretty good efficient film with a very nice twist or two, and the usual very fine acting from Michael Keaton.