La memoria dell'assassino

1.) Michael Keaton and if you know him, Ray McKinnon who produced the 'Rectify' series, one of the best series I have ever seen on 'TV'. Michael Keaton stars and directs the film and let me tell you think you know where the plot is taking you and you see what you think are some obvious inconsistencies. You will be stunned by how well the plot is actually thought out. The contradictions in the main characters , father, son and how their lives become parallel in most unlikely of ways and all because of , what ? Contingency. The script or story is absolutely brilliant and it is executed in the most artistic way possible and ,as always you will find yourself haunted by Keaton's character and delivery. The movie is truly special and FEW movies produced today rise to this level of excellence, Story, concept and narrative and you don't know where you're going to till you get there, ironic, poignant and above all a wholly satisfying movie experience. Eight Stars and I rarely give more than seven and that's for movies I think are really good, this is a cut above.

Such a fantastic movie.

Nicely filmed, wonderfully acted, excellent script, really good story telling and brilliantly edited. I loved every moment.

It is quite a story that has drama and a whole lot of heart. And Michael Keaton directing this gem is, well, what can I say, just amazing.

Yeah, yeah, I am running out of adjectives here. But when you are moved by art one has to show their love !

There are some good laughs, good gore and soul. The last scene in the movie really got to me.

All I can say is you have to give it go. Don't believe the META Score or crap reviews. This one is completely worth the time.

Damn, Mr. Keaton, you are magnificent. I guess I had one more adjective in me !

What a sharp movie! I really enjoyed this film! Michael Keaton really does great directing this film as well as acting in this film. Al Pacino really was fun as well. Very interesting character. The movie takes place around a contract killer that is diagnosed with a very fast movie type of dementia. Very fast moving. But he is given the opportunity to redeem himself. Which is a very crazy situation within its self. The opportunity that he is given is after his son shows up at his front door covered in blood because he kills the man who impregnate his teenage daughter he can make things right by helping is son get out of this mess he has put himself in. The film is great. It is very dark, gritty, and just overall great!

Michael Keaton has demonstrated remarkable visualization in his debut as actor-director. While most actor-directors show competence, Michael Keaton created genuine visual artistry. Although one success does not establish excellence of talent, Keaton appears to have a promising future as a director. Knox Goes Away is on par with actor-director works by Clint Eastwood, Ben Affleck, Kenneth Branagh, Richard Attenborough, Greta Gerwig, etc....

The trend toward actor-producers has been quite beneficial to the quality of product in the industry -- to maintain artistic integrity rather than completely pandering to business profit. It also invites appearances by upper echelon performers, who otherwise would decline working on a particular project. Here, the example is Al Pachino. And the result is analogous to "form follows function."

The thing to know is that it's a downer of a movie, lifted by a great performance by Keaton. There are two key plot lines: a noir thriller, and a story about losing yourself to dementia.

The thriller, not necessarily hard to figure out, has non traditional twists that make it interesting. The personal story is more intriguing: Knox (Keaton) knows he's "going away" and is desperately trying to put things in order before his mind completely betrays him. There were times where i was reminded of Memento, but this film delves more deeply into the primary character's past.

Keaton is excellent, Marsden does well enough playing a conflicted son who has his own personal problems to contend with. Marcia Gay Harden is capable in a small role, and Pacino with very little screen time, pulls off his brand of sentimental bad guy.

Recommended.