Can Michael Keaton, in his directorial debut, captivate audiences as a hitman on the brink of oblivion? Discover the stunning mix of action and heartache in "Knox Goes Away," as Keaton delivers a masterful performance both behind and in front of the camera. In this surprise Saturday special, I, Nathan AKA Natey, delve into the emotional trenches of this thriller, where Keaton's character confronts not only his targets but also a mind-bending illness and a fractured bond with his son. Joined by legends Al Pacino, Marcia Gay Harden, and James Marsden, the cast's dynamic contributions ratchet up the tension to fever pitch.
This episode peels back the layers of the film's intricate plot, revealing what makes it a hidden cinematic treasure. As I share my perspectives, I keep the biggest secret of all locked away - a twist in the tale that demands to be experienced first-hand. I explore how Keaton and Marsden navigate their on-screen relationship with a rawness that might just leave you breathless. So, settle in for a conversation that unpacks a story steeped in urgency, redemption, and a ticking clock that none of us can outrun. "Knox Goes Away" is the film to watch, and this is the discussion you won't want to miss.
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I've been doing this job a long time. People like to talk about the targets. They can make them feel better. Why don't you care who the guy is? They never got what it was really all about. Which ones? In ten minutes they're not gonna be anybody, ox. You okay, ox. You have a very rare form of dementia. How much time do I have? Weeks? Not much. I'm sorry. That's okay, doc, even if I hated you for telling me I'd forget something or not. I'm sorry.
Speaker 1:
I didn't mean to show up like this. Do I know you Dad? Please, myles, what happened? This guy hurt my daughter, so I killed him. I never asked you for anything in my life, but I'm desperate. Why does he hate you so much?
Speaker 1:
They found out what I did for a living. The police are all over this. You don't pull this off. This all goes to hell. I've been worse every hour. It's like a curtain coming down. I'm running out of time. They finally got up to you. Huh, there's no coming back from this one. It was you what you turned me in. That's not true, dad. You're losing it. Something's wrong with you, john, good luck. I swore I'd never be like you. I swear I'd never be like you. And here we are.
Speaker 1:
Hello everyone, and welcome to a surprise Saturday episode of Nadine Katie. At the movies I'm your host, nathan AKA Nadie, of course, and on today's surprise Saturday episode, it is just me, and I will be talking about Knox goes away. Before I get into the movie, of course, as always, I have to go over the synopsis. When a contract killer has a rapidly evolving form of dementia, he is offered an opportunity to redeem himself by saving the life of his estranged son. Knox goes away stars Michael Keaton, who also directed this movie, al Pacino, marsha Gay Hardin and James Mardson. So when I saw the trailer of this movie, I actually saw it on Facebook, of all places. I was just scrolling and I saw that this movie was coming out and then it was starred Michael Keaton, and I just love Michael Keaton. I love Michael Keaton at anything that he's in nowadays and he's coming back strong. You know he's doing the sequel to Beetlejuice. He just played Batman last year in the not so well done flash movie, but he was great in it as Batman. He's just a great actor and anytime I see him in something nowadays I'm like you know what? I think I'm going to go see it, even though I have no idea what I'm getting myself into, and this is like one of those random hidden gems of a film.
Speaker 1:
I really enjoyed this movie. I think Michael Keaton does a great job directing and I think he just does a great job acting, as always. James Mardson is in this. I think he does a great job as Michael Keaton's son, and I did not even know Al Pacino was in this and Al Pacino did a great job. I just think everybody did a great job.
Speaker 1:
Now, at the beginning of this movie, some of the acting was kind of wonky and I think it was mostly from the support like really supporting characters who you know kind of a spoiler, but they die in one of the parts in the movie. But this movie just goes in directions that I just didn't think it was going to. It does a really good job at making you wonder what's going to happen next. It keeps you guessing and it's just a really well done movie. There isn't really much wrong with this and so, like I said, the biggest likes for me is the acting and there's a bit of a twist at the end of the movie, and so I don't want to spoil it because I really do think that people should check this movie out. I think it was very well done. Michael Keaton again does a great job with his vision of this movie, again as he directed it, and just the story is compelling. It's just a great. It's just a great random film that I would never have thought about watching until I saw the trailer on Facebook, the one dislike and if you've listened to the show before, you know I'm not a big fan of check the box moments.
Speaker 1:
There isn't like a blatant check the box moment, but there are some comments that are just like why are they being said? And you know, I always wonder why race has to be brought up, especially when it's like I think the character, one of the characters, says something like my mom doesn't trust most people, and when I say most people, I'm talking about white people and I'm just like why is that even being brought up? And then there's another part where there's these two detectives and the one detective like hey, we picked up this guy, we probably, we think he's the killer. And then female detective says why is that? I always got to be guys with you? And he says, oh, I'm sorry, they, them and that they were, they, them and theirs. And just a random line about pronouns in a movie that has nothing to do with anything With to do with pronouns, transgender, anything like that, and it's just.
Speaker 1:
It just didn't make any sense to me, but it wasn't enough for me not to enjoy the film Again. I think the plot was great. I just thought it was a great movie. This can be very short surprise Saturday episode, which is fine. These episodes don't have to be super long because it's just me. I would highly recommend this movie, though. I think you should go out and go see it, and that's about it, for Knox goes away. I'm going to go ahead and give it a big old 5.5 out of six. I think it was a very well done film. I think some of those lines, like I mentioned before, kind of took me out every now and then, but overall it was a very well done movie and I think you should go check it out, and I already know what the last surprise Saturday episode of March is going to be.
Speaker 1:
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