Alien at the Movies

Knox Goes Away

John Knox (Michael Keaton) is a contract killer who has recently been diagnosed with having a rapidly developing form of dementia. For him, time is beginning to tick away too quickly. With his memory less reliable, he tries to redeem himself by trying to save the life of his estranged adult son, Miles (James Marsden). This is a slow paced psychological crime thriller. With the help of an old friend, Xavier (Al Pacino), Knox tries to get all of his ducks in a row before he cashes out.

Alien gives it 2½ “notebook” stars out of 4.