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. Max-Prime-Apple TV
Q-tips say: Yes, we did enjoy this movie. It was excellent, highly recommend.
Knox Goes Away, Michael Keaton’s character suffers from a rare form of dementia called Creutzfeldt–Jakob Disease, which actually exists in real life. Knox Goes Away tells the story of John Knox, a contract killer who learns that he will soon lose all his memories due to rapidly developing dementia. It’s still very poignant though that in order to redeem his past, he has to accept that he has no future. He does this gracefully and willingly.
The movie also features a collection of good actors in the ensemble such as Marcia Gay Harden, Suzy Nakamura, and Al Pacino and Keaton does a good job directing himself against the other actors and creating some strong emotional scenes.