What is ‘Knox Goes Away’ About?

It’s a death sentence for him, but also his business.

InKnox Goes Away, he’s menacing, reserved, and a little scary too.

Michael Keaton as John Knox wearing sunglasses in ‘Knox Goes Away’

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His subtle portrayal of horror is all we need to know about Knox.

One scene finds him exploding at a patron who looks at her in passing, beating him brutally.

But, the film never overdoes it or allows Miles to become a caricature of an angry man.

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When a contract killer has a rapidly evolving form of dementia, he is offered an opportunity to redeem himself by saving the life of the adult son with whom he had been estranged.

He may seem like a wild animal, but Marsden plays him like a wounded one.

The Bat and the Cat have some history together.

Keaton doesn’t overact in it, or over indulge behind the lens.

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You just got to keep it real.

Or at least I think I do.

It just sort of makes your game that much better and makes the scene come alive.

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And hes just a special, gifted human being."

He plays Xavier Crane, a crook who’s been in the game even longer than Knox.

He’s charismatic and effortlessly cool.

James Marsden as Miles Knox crying and holding his phone out in ‘Knox Goes Away’

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Its partly what polarized critics, with some writing it off as a boring misfire.

Knox Goes Awayis currently available to rent or buy on Apple TV+ in the U.S.

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Al Pacino as Xavier wearing glasses and smiling in a car with a woman in ‘Knox Goes Away’

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