The latest masterstroke of a killer with dementia

It may seem paradoxical, but the best thing aboutThe Knox Method It's just that this isn't a great movie. In an era when a film's worth is measured by its chances of making the Oscar race, it's refreshing to find films that have no interest in playing along, preferring to display a more discreet charm. Knight and assassin, his little-seen directorial debut, Michael Keaton Here he proposes an unusual approach to the figure of the hitman, embodying a professional who are diagnosed with a neurodegenerative disease that, in a matter of weeks, will devour a brain that until then worked with the precision of a Swiss watch. Thus, the protagonist has just enough time to prepare his last will and testament... and to help his angry son in a murder case. ~BK_LINE_BREAK~ Behind the camera, Keaton enjoys telling a bizarre story sprinkled with irony, but that doesn't mean he jokes about the situation of the titular character: Knox's actions have moral weight, and the disintegration of his lucidity is contemplated with a sober tragic breath. And, as is often the case in films directed by actors, The Knox Method is particularly sensitive to the work of the cast, as shown by the treatment he gives to Al Pacino's brief appearances: instead of promoting his more histrionic profile, Keaton prefers that the protagonist of The Godfather He magnetized the scene with a humanity that he had not had the opportunity to display for some time.