K-PAX is exactly what a heart warming film should be. The story is about a mysterious mental patient Prot, played by Kevin Spacey, and his unbelieving psychiatrist Dr. Powel, played by Jeff Bridges. The two have a very friendly bond, and as their relationship grows Dr. Powel can't help but wonder whether or not there is more to his mysterious patient, who insists he is from another planet called K-PAX. This film is very funny, and Kevin Spacey pulls of well placed one liners as if it was his second nature. K-PAX is a smart film, and I wasn't expecting it to go where it did. In the end, I found myself thinking about the small things in life, and the wonder and magic of the every day life we so often take for granted. I left the theater with a warm fuzzy feeling inside, and for families and couples on a date, K-PAX is a splendid film, that will not disappoint. I highly recommend this film to anyone interested in something more than the monotonous releases of glossy, action packed, gore fests.

This film IS brilliant...... without a doubt. Watched it a while ago after constant pestering from family members who are right into their sci-fi films (which I am not), and thought it was quite good. But after recently watching a few documentaries on outer-space etc we watched it again... and it IS good.

Kevin Spacey is without doubt one of the greatest actors ever and I really like Jeff Bridges (Big Lewbowski, Blown Away, Arlington Road). The film revolves around a patient in a nursing home who claims he is from another planet. Yeah right, you think... but what if his story is so believable that even his psychiatrist begins to wonder if he is telling the truth.

That is how the story evolves with Bridges going through all kinds of emotions dealing with Prot (as he is known), his own psychiatric colleagues, his wife and family, his brother-in-law and his cosmologist astronomer work colleagues (who after getting some data from Prot, pretty much admit that he might be telling the truth!) A great film... that get's you wondering.....

8/10 Dave

When I finished watching this film with my wife and daughter, I was surprised to hear their reaction. They both believed Prot (Kevin Spacey) was an alien. Not only that, but they WANTED him to be an alien. I couldn't help it, but my reaction to that, because I'm in the midst of watching and reviewing the original Star Trek episodes in order on this board, was 'Fascinating'.

When I first saw this film during it's original theatrical release, I recall being somewhat let down by it's conclusion. The story seemed to have what I considered a contrived ending. Watching it once again now, I have a wiser and deeper appreciation for the character of Prot, the shattered Robert Porter who subsumed his identity following the trauma of losing his family and exacting a revenge totally inimical to his true nature. Kevin Spacey is eerily brilliant in his portrayal of Prot, with a calmness of spirit and purpose that comes across as not only realistic, but oddly comical when the situation calls for it.

All that considered, one still requires a certain leap of faith to make the picture work. I'm thinking here of Prot's ability to precisely pin point the location of K-Pax to the satisfaction of the scientists. There's no way to explain a million to one shot like that in the course of every day events. And of course, there's no way to explain the disappearance of Bess. Yet, the three tasks given Howie (David Patrick Kelly) were a wonderful sub-text to carry the picture forward, and brilliant in it's simplicity. Particularly that last one - 'stay here and be prepared for anything'. Isn't that the best advice any one of us can have?