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Movie Overview
Cast
• Kevin Spacey
• Jeff Bridges
• Alfre Woodard
Director
• Iain Softley
MPAA Rating
PG-13 - a sequence of violent images, and brief language and sexuality
K-Pax (2001)

REVIEWS
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INTERVIEWS
OTHER
OFCS Rating: 46% Rotten
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"El manejo de la luz, el tono de los reflejos y el uso de colores y su temperatura es muy correcto, la puesta en escena como tal vale el pago del boleto por completo..."  Cinenganos  Alex Ramirez

C
"Ultimately, the is-he-or-isn't-he question...is a red herring... Hollywood's little life lessons are the real point of K-PAX."  AboutFilm.com  Carlo Cavagna

3.5/4
"...a refreshingly uplifting story about the best of humanity."  Reel Film Reviews  David Nusair

C
"Could never get over the tired script."  Ozus' World Movie Reviews  Dennis Schwartz

1.5/4
"A confused concoction that lacks magic, poignancy, or urgency. It does, however, achieve boredom on more than a couple occasions."  TheMovieBoy.com  Dustin Putman

0/4
"Tailor-made for the K-Mart sect, K-PAX is a weepy regression fantasy for the psychologically half-conscious."  Slant Magazine  Ed Gonzalez

B-
"Kevin Spacey, consummate actor that he is, avoids the preachiness that would have resulted if, say, Robin Williams had played the part."  EricDSnider.com  Eric D. Snider

B
"A bizarre mix of pandering crowd-pleaser and subtly intelligent supernatural mystery"  Film Blather  Eugene Novikov

2.5/5
"Although the romantic notion of presenting an irreverent soul at the heart of this film feels like a savvy commentary on the fragile human condition, K-Pax gets lost in its gawky chattiness."  Movie Eye  Frank Ochieng

C
"The slender tale has been loaded down with so much Hollywood contrivance and phony piety that it collapses under the weight."  One Guy's Opinion  Frank Swietek

"The overarching theme of this well-acted and spirited sci-fi drama is that we all can be medicine for one another."  Spirituality and Practice  Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat

3/4
"Manages to intrigue without overplotting and uplift without overmanipulating."  ReelViews  James Berardinelli

2.5/4
"a sweet, sometimes sly, fable about human potentials and limitations"  Q Network Film Desk  James Kendrick

F
"It professes to be good for viewers by kicking them below the knee, thereby testing their sensitivity reflexes."  Matinee Magazine  Jeremiah Kipp

"Relatively entertaining and certainly easy enough to sit through."  Screen It!  Jim Judy

7/10
"This is a middle-of-the-road film with a nice message that should give its audience pause for reflection and an enjoyable evening."  JoBlo's Movie Emporium  JoBlo

3/4
"Divertida, original y por momentos profundamente filosófica."  Moviola  Jorge Avila Andrade

4
"This film is just like reading a nice poem –the central image is what holds it together, rather than a compelling narrative structure."  Cinerina  Karina Montgomery

2.5/5
"Casting [Spacey and Bridges] against each other gives their scenes together a believability and intensity that comes directly out of their contrasting acting styles."  ToxicUniverse.com  Keith Uhlich

C+
""K-PAX" never leaves the stratosphere. "  Reeling Reviews  Laura Clifford

2.5/4
"Promises so much but ultimately achieves too little."  Mark Reviews Movies  Mark Dujsik

2.5/4
"Reasons to go: You like Kevin Spacey. You like the premise. You like emotional movies."  Movie Habit  Marty Mapes

"Everyone say Awww... it’s Heartwarming(TM)!""  Flick Filosopher  MaryAnn Johanson

1.5/4
"Can't you just smell the pretension? Probably not, given the other ways in which this film stinks."  Mr. Brown's Movies  Michael Dequina

3/4
"Kevin Spacey alone is worth seeing the movie for."  Aisle Seat  Mike McGranaghan

3/4
"Kevin Spacey alone is worth seeing the movie for."  Aisle Seat  Mike McGranaghan

4/5
"Spacey is outstanding, as always, resisting the temptation to make Prot too adorable."  Movie Mom at Yahoo! Movies  Nell Minow

2/5
"This being a Hollywood movie, the realistic is soon left out on the curb as quickly as a Christmas tree on December 26, and as mournful-looking."  eFilmCritic.com  Rob Gonsalves

C
"…a sort of Cuckoo's-Nest-meets-My-Favorite-Martian that probably sounded good on paper…"  Flipside Movie Emporium  Rob Vaux

2.5/4
"One person in the entire movie is interesting, however, and that is Prot, thanks to another great performance by Kevin Spacey."  Laramie Movie Scope  Robert Roten

C+
"I had hopes for “K-PAX” but was disappointed by the routine story that breaks no ground and derives from other...works."  Reeling Reviews  Robin Clifford

"If you're not discussing this marvelous film on the ride home, you didn't pay close enough attention."  Eclipse Magazine  Sean O'Connell

D
"The most shameless psychological quackery to come out of Hollywood since Mumford."  Decent Films Guide  Steven D. Greydanus

5/10
"Your enjoyment is entirely dependent on your ability to suspend disbelief."  www.susangranger.com  Susan Granger

1/4
"When Prot engages the Powell family dog in conversation, it explains the inevitable success of K-Pax: idiots speaking to simpletons in their native tongue"  Film Freak Central  Walter Chaw

"Despite it's cynical ending, "K-PAX" delivers a message of hope that I believe most moviegoers will welcome."  Light Views  John Larsen

5/10
Read review  Modamag.com  Brian Orndorf

2/4
Read review  MovieMartyr.com  Jeremy Heilman

Read review  Sci-Fi Movie Page  James O'Ehley

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OFCS Rating: 46% Rotten
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