In the tradition of all the other times someone went somewhere, like “Ernest Goes To Camp”, “Madea Goes To Jail”, and “Harold and Kumar Go To White Castle”, Michael Keaton plays Knox, who is going… away. Oh god. This movie is nothing like any of those other films. It’s another dementia thriller. Didn’t I just review one of these literally yesterday? And, as to not break the trend, MAX has chosen not to provide audio description for this title as well. It’s that true alliance between Disney and WBD beneath the surface that explains how they are combining into some insane conglomerate mega streamer.
This film is directed by Michael Keaton, so i still wanted to see what Batman would bring to the Director’s Chair. he stars as a Hitman who is given a diagnoses at the top of the film that lets him know he is rapidly losing his mind. he has one last gig, then he has to tie up loose ends before his brain goes kaput. But, when his severely estranged son (James Marsden) shows up out of the blue, with a situation specific to his father’s unique set of skills, he figures what’s one last ride for old times sake? Can he clean up his son’s mess, or even should he?
Unlike Russell Crowe who couldn’t really get anyone to join him in Sleeping Dogs, Keaton has the backing of Oscar winner Al Pacino, Oscar winner Marcia gay Harden, in addition to the aforementioned Marsden. This film is a tough watch without audio description, but to show you I’m a nice guy, i also want to follow it up with the idea that I would have liked this if I could follow it more.
there’s a rather creative and unexpected third act twist, especially when all the ingredients are revealed at the end, that I found intriguing. With a genre full of these old man thrillers, Keaton found a little way of making his film feel a little different, and impress us with a little big of sleight of hand.I’d be open to watching this again with audio description, whereas with Sleeping Dogs, I just don’t think it would help or change anything. Keaton made a potentially decent film, one that had me wanting more at least, but it is so hard to follow without audio description. It’s still an assassin film, where people creep around, and people shoot, or are shot at, and it is impossible to know who or at whom.
Unlike Sleeping Dogs, I’m aware this did get a theatrical release, so the chances of existing audio description are a lot higher. So, would one of the Warners consider discovering some audio description for us? thanks.
Current Grade: Unwatchable