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K-PAX (2001) Rank 3 Reviews
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Movie Realm review of K-PAX by NeCRo
San Francisco Chronicle (Edward Guthmann)
San Francisco Chronicle (Edward Guthmann)
JoBlo's Movie Emporium ("JoBlo")
An interesting movie. I can't say that there was anything specific about this film that bowled me over (other than the consistency of Jeff Bridges' great hair), but I was never bored by it either, and was actually quite engaged by the flick, despite ...read the complete K-PAX movie review at JoBlo's Movie Emporium ("JoBlo")
Movieman's Guide to the Movies (Brian Oliver)
ks back in the late 80's or so and was turned down by Steve Guttenberg of all people. But I guess with Leavitt's pen and Spacey leading, K-Pax finally saw the light of day. Leavitt may have a little help from Cocoon and The Awakenings but he still found ...read the complete K-PAX movie review at Movieman's Guide to the Movies (Brian Oliver)
DVD Clinic (Scott Weinberg)
As a showcase for Spacey and Bridges, K-PAX is certainly a worthwhile movie, but the flick itself leaves too many questions unanswered and often moves at a snail’s pace. ...read the complete K-PAX movie review at DVD Clinic (Scott Weinberg)
IMDB.com
I'm glad to report that this is a movie for which previews do not do it justice. The trailers I saw for the movie led me to believe that it was going to be a typical Hollywood "feel good" drama about an alien who comes to Earth and after a series of ...read the complete K-PAX movie review at IMDB.com
ESpy.ca (Jayson Hopkins)
I knew the moment I saw the first preview that producers were trying to create an Oscar-worthy project and therein lies the fault. It seems that whenever Hollywood sets out to simply make a good film, it is more likely to be considered for nomination. ...read the complete K-PAX movie review at ESpy.ca (Jayson Hopkins)
Qwipster's Movie Reviews (Vince Leo)
K-PAX is the name of the planet
that Prot (played by Kevin Spacey) claims to come from. Of course, claiming to
come from any planet other than Earth will most likely get your ass tossed in
the loony bin, and that is precisely where Prot's ...read the complete K-PAX movie review at Qwipster's Movie Reviews (Vince Leo)
The Movie Chicks
An innocent bystander is detained at Grand Central Station after claiming to be from the distant planet K-PAX, 1000 light-years away - his name is Prot (Kevin Spacey). He eventually winds up in the mental ward of a public hospital under the care of ...read the complete K-PAX movie review at The Movie Chicks
Entertainment Ave! - The Movie Theater
Movie Marshal (Jason Szabo)
MediaCircus (Anthony Leong)
... Kevin Spacey adds another scene- and line-stealing character to his repertoire... ...read the complete K-PAX movie review at MediaCircus (Anthony Leong)
Donlee Brussel (--)
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UTK Daily Beacon (Greg)
DVD Times (Karl Wareham)
DVD Times (Kim Wolstenholme)
Movies for Guys
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Entertainment Zone Review
In K-PAX, two time Academy Award (R) winner Kevin Spacey portrays in innocuous man detained at Grand Central Station in the aftermath of a mugging. Multiple Academy Award (R) nominee Jeff Bridges plays a seasoned psychiatrist at an under-staffed public ...read the complete K-PAX movie review at Entertainment Zone Review
Jamey Hughton's Movie Views (Jamey Hughton)
A rewarding, intriguing experience. ...read the complete K-PAX movie review at Jamey Hughton's Movie Views (Jamey Hughton)
Globe and Mail (Rick Groen)
It's pure pleasure to witness Kevin Spacey commanding the screen, and Jeff Bridges ain't exactly a rank amateur. ...read the complete K-PAX movie review at Globe and Mail (Rick Groen)
ReelViews (James Berardinelli)
Manages to intrigue without overplotting and uplift without overmanipulating. ...read the complete K-PAX movie review at ReelViews (James Berardinelli)
Moviola (Jorge Avila Andrade)
Divertida, original y por momentos profundamente filosófica. ...read the complete K-PAX movie review at Moviola (Jorge Avila Andrade)
Reel Movie Critic (George O. Singleton)
Soon he is under observation by Dr. Powell (Jeff Bridges) who of course, views his claims of coming from K-PAX, a planet 1,000 light years away, with more than a great deal of skepticism. Two things cause the doctor to view Prot differently than most ...read the complete K-PAX movie review at Reel Movie Critic (George O. Singleton)
Aisle Seat (Mike McGranaghan)
Kevin Spacey alone is worth seeing the movie for. ...read the complete K-PAX movie review at Aisle Seat (Mike McGranaghan)
Washington Post (Rita Kempley)
You meet the nicest people in Hollywood's mental hospitals now that Nurse Ratched no longer serves the Thorazine cocktails. The doctors are caring, the inmates are quirky and the wards bespeak feng shui.
Such is the case in the fanciful "K-Pax," a ...read the complete K-PAX movie review at Washington Post (Rita Kempley)
FilmHobbit.com
IMDB.com
But in New York, miracles can happen. Just look at the indomitable Yankees. Their recent string of 9th inning heroics to overcome defeat was inspiring. And so is Kevin Spacey, who plays Prot, a mysterious patient that is assigned to the weary doctor. ...read the complete K-PAX movie review at IMDB.com
Snack Bar (Adam J. Hakari)
The Land of Eric (Eric D. Snider)
The trouble is in Charles Leavitt's script (based on the Gene Brewer novel), which has an ending that tries to have its cake and eat it, too. That is to say, it's ambiguous and unsatisfying. Keeping us guessing is good for a while, but ultimately, ...read the complete K-PAX movie review at The Land of Eric (Eric D. Snider)
filmcritic.com (Bradley Null)
It would be an exaggeration to say that there are no original ideas anymore, that every movie fits some formula we’ve seen before. But, ya know, the claim isn’t that far off the mark, and if the shoe fits...
So the genre we're talking ...read the complete K-PAX movie review at filmcritic.com (Bradley Null)
Cinema in Focus (Denny Wayman and Hal Conklin)
K-PAX THREE STARS – THOUGHT-PROVOKING Appearing mysteriously one day in Grand Central Terminal in New York City, Prot (Kevin Spacy) claims to be a visitor from K-Pax. On a five-year mission, we learn that he is ...read the complete K-PAX movie review at Cinema in Focus (Denny Wayman and Hal Conklin)
ReelViews (James Berardinelli)
For British director Iain Softley, this is a much different project from his previous venture, The Wings of the Dove. Here, he has crafted a modern day fable with an unusual fish out of water as the protagonist. ...read the complete K-PAX movie review at ReelViews (James Berardinelli)
Chicago Tribune (Michael Wilmington)
Spacey and Bridges are so good -- and so good together -- that they keep the options and explanations open right up to the movie's bittersweet end. ...read the complete K-PAX movie review at Chicago Tribune (Michael Wilmington)
ShowBIZ Data
Universal Pictures presents a film directed by Iain Softley. Written by Charles Leavitt. Based on the novel by Gene Brewer. Running time: 120 minutes. Rated PG-13 (for sequence of violent images, and brief language and sensuality). Critics generally ...read the complete K-PAX movie review at ShowBIZ Data
Chicago Sun-Times (Roger Ebert)
I f a visitor from another planet appeared among us in human form and told the truth about his origins, no doubt he would be treated like Prot, the hero of ...read the complete K-PAX movie review at Chicago Sun-Times (Roger Ebert)
Hollywood Report Card (Ross Anthony)
Oh the irony, Kevin Spacey plays a man who appears
to be from outer space - his home planet: K-PAX.
Initially, the film follows the familiar orbits of
other humanoid-on-Earth or ...read the complete K-PAX movie review at Hollywood Report Card (Ross Anthony)
Village Voice (Dennis Lim)
The specter of Robin Williams looms large. ...read the complete K-PAX movie review at Village Voice (Dennis Lim)
watchingmovies.com (Rob McKinnon)
...a thoroughly satisfying ride and a very thought-provoking experience. ...read the complete K-PAX movie review at watchingmovies.com (Rob McKinnon)
The UK Critic (Ian Waldron-Mantgani)
"K-Pax" would have been a four-star picture if it had followed through to some great truth, or if it had simply carried on observing its fascinating creation. But the last act is all about Bridges finding out facts that cast doubt on Spacey's ...read the complete K-PAX movie review at The UK Critic (Ian Waldron-Mantgani)
Reel Film Reviews (David Nusair)
...a refreshingly uplifting story about the best of humanity. ...read the complete K-PAX movie review at Reel Film Reviews (David Nusair)
Entertainment Weekly (Lisa Schwarzbaum)
I rather like the whole mystic- crystal-revelations aspect of K-PAX . ...read the complete K-PAX movie review at Entertainment Weekly (Lisa Schwarzbaum)
Filmtracks (Christian Clemmensen)
Like American Beauty, however, K-Pax is also restrained by the
sometimes awkward minimalism on the keys. For a film with such magical content,
Shearmur barely scratches the surface when it comes to mystery and intrigue.
Mere ...read the complete K-PAX movie review at Filmtracks (Christian Clemmensen)
Dual Lens - Review
TheBoxSet.com - Complete Movie/DVD Review
Movie Vault (Movieman)
Sidekick Magazine
Almost Fabulous Movie Reviews
Well my goodness, isn't that a feel-good movie. Careful with the symbolism though, cuz ya keep getting smacked between the eyes ...read the complete K-PAX movie review at Almost Fabulous Movie Reviews
Home Theater Info DVD Review Site
Currentfilm.com - DVD Review
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JoBlo's Movie Emporium reviews "K-PAX"
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The Sci-Fi Movie Page
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An Alienshore Review
CultureDose.net (Keith Uhlich)
TheCritic.info review
IndependentCritics.com (Richard Propes)
Empire Movies (Brendan Cullin)
This is Lancashire (--)
Apollo Guide (Brian Webster)
It’s fun to watch the two talented stars, but everything else here is old news and just not very interesting. ...read the complete K-PAX movie review at Apollo Guide (Brian Webster)
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Moving Pictures @ Cin3ma
iofilm.co.uk (The Wolf)
If a man claiming to have travelled 1000 light years on a light beam from the planet K-Pax landed on earth tomorrow, the chances are we'd throw him into the nearest loony bin. There he would remain until he could show us his blood was green or he ...read the complete K-PAX movie review at iofilm.co.uk (The Wolf)
Austin Chronicle (Marc Savlov)
The Net-Monster reviews "K-Pax"
MovieJuice goes orbital with K-Pax
Shadows on the Wall by Rich Cline
TheWorldJournal.com
Philadelphia City Paper (Sam Adams)
Reel.com (Pam Grady)
eye WEEKLY (Catharine Tunnacliffe)
Fantastica Daily
Flipside Movie Emporium (Rob Vaux)
Film is always a collaborative process, and while a director, actor, or even screenwriter might dictate the overall vision, their efforts cannot exist in a vacuum. K-PAX assumes too much from its marquee player while refusing to offer any ...read the complete K-PAX movie review at Flipside Movie Emporium (Rob Vaux)
ToxicUniverse.com (Keith Uhlich)
K-PAX is not a masterpiece. It is best viewed for the scenes where Bridges and Spacey interact, and then only ...read the complete K-PAX movie review at ToxicUniverse.com (Keith Uhlich)
Ozus' World Movie Reviews (Dennis Schwartz)
K-Pax is about a genial workaholic shrink at a fancy Manhattan psychiatric hospital, Dr. Mark Powell (Jeff Bridges), treating a highly intellectual and gentle man who calls himself Prot (Kevin Spacey) and insists he comes from an unknown planet called ...read the complete K-PAX movie review at Ozus' World Movie Reviews (Dennis Schwartz)
Palo Alto Online (Jim Shelby)
Mary McCormack and Jeff Bridges in K-PAX.First let it be said that the messages this movie sends out are not a bad ones: Spend more time with your family, we only go around once in life, so make it count, and we can learn much about living from the ...read the complete K-PAX movie review at Palo Alto Online (Jim Shelby)
Movie Habit (Marty Mapes)
“Well, ” the guy says, “To answer your first question, we K-PAXians don’t use spaceships, we have technology that lets us move about as though we were photons. And to answer your second question,” he says, “I’m ...read the complete K-PAX movie review at Movie Habit (Marty Mapes)
Zertinet Movies (Steven Snyder)
“K-Pax” is one of the more sleazy representations in recent memory of Hollywood’s favorite tricks—where writers and studio executives drudge up a hook, bombard us with familiar messages and imagery and then find a pseudo-original ending that ...read the complete K-PAX movie review at Zertinet Movies (Steven Snyder)
AboutFilm.com (Carlo Cavagna)
1 Warning: Ending spoilers follow. Do not read unless you have seen the film. One can suppose that Prot's body is not really Prot, but merely the human vessel that Prot occupies, having been given the opportunity when the body's original owner, Robert, ...read the complete K-PAX movie review at AboutFilm.com (Carlo Cavagna)
One Guy's Opinion (Frank Swietek)
The slender tale has been loaded down with so much Hollywood contrivance and phony piety that it collapses under the weight. ...read the complete K-PAX movie review at One Guy's Opinion (Frank Swietek)
Q Network Film Desk (James Kendrick)
In K-PAX, Kevin Spacey plays a man who calls himself Prot and may or may not be an extraterrestrial from a planet 1,000 light years away. This is what he claims, at any rate, and it is why the New York authorities ...read the complete K-PAX movie review at Q Network Film Desk (James Kendrick)
Rochester Democrat and Chronicle (Jack Garner)
Every psychiatrist who owns a couch has probably encountered someone claiming to come from outer space. It's just that Prot (Kevin Spacey) is more convincing than most mental patients.In fact, Prot has Dr. Mark Powell (Jeff ...read the complete K-PAX movie review at Rochester Democrat and Chronicle (Jack Garner)
Laramie Movie Scope (Robert Roten)
Laramie Movie Scope: ...read the complete K-PAX movie review at Laramie Movie Scope (Robert Roten)
SPLICEDwire (Rob Blackwelder)
Mark Reviews Movies (Mark Dujsik)
There are certain mysteries of the universe and life that will not be solved
in the foreseeable future. K-PAX deals with two obvious ones: 1.) Is
there life beyond our planet; and 2.) what can possibly bring a person over the
edge of sanity? The ...read the complete K-PAX movie review at Mark Reviews Movies (Mark Dujsik)
IMDB.com
Prot (Kevin Spacey) is a curious fellow. Arriving, it would seem, on a beam of light, he emerges in the midst of a crowd in Grand Central Station, claiming he's from the planet K-PAX and eager to sample our produce, particularly Red Delicious apples and ...read the complete K-PAX movie review at IMDB.com
IMDB.com
Review: "K-PAX" is probably a better movie than it should have been. Much of this is due to Kevin Spacey, who proves once again what a versatile talent he is. As Prot, Spacey owns this film; he's charismatic, funny, enigmatic and -- at just the right ...read the complete K-PAX movie review at IMDB.com
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