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K-Pax (2001)
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Reviews Counted: 135
Fresh: 56
Rotten:79
Average Rating: 5.1/10
Consensus: For those who have seen One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest or Starman, K-Pax may not hold anything new. The movie works best as a showcase for Kevin Spacey and Jeff Bridges.
Theatrical Release: Oct 26, 2001 Wide
Box Office: $50,040,205
Synopsis: A mysterious man (Kevin Spacey) shows up in Grand Central Station claiming to be an alien, and is promptly taken to a mental institution. When he doesn't respond to medication, he begins seeing a psychiatrist (Jeff Bridges) who is... [More]
Starring: Kevin Spacey, Jeff Bridges, Alfre Woodard, Mary McCormack
Director: Iain Softley
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Reviews for K-Pax
Top Critic
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.
08/04/07
Top Critic A nonsensical therapeutic melodrma about the shifting relationship between a mentally disturbed patient (badly acted by Spacey), who claims to be from another planet, and his problematic shrink (the reliable Jeff Bridges) who goes through menopause.
08/09/06
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06/24/06
Top Critic It tries to frighten us into doing the right thing by declaring that there is no grace, no forgiveness, and no escape from our lives once we are done living.
01/15/05
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02/25/04
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12/15/03
Se Proft não pode levar o corpo consigo, por que desapareceu por três dias do hospício? E como sabe tanto? E por que utilizou o corpo de Robert? E para quê a subtrama envolvendo a família do médico? E por que estou perdendo tempo com esse filme?
07/25/03
Bridges completely steals the show from the more lauded Spacey, who's simply on autopilot throughout.
02/13/03
Casting [Spacey and Bridges] against each other gives their scenes together a believability and intensity that comes directly out of their contrasting acting styles.
02/07/03
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