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K-PAX (2001)

Director: Iain Softley

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From Time Out Film Guide

Dr Mark Powell (Bridges) is reluctant to dismiss mild-mannered 'Prot' (Spacey) - who claims to be a visitor from the planet K-PAX - as the incurable loony diagnosed by his colleagues at the Psychiatric Institute of Manhattan. For one thing, Prot is logical, and his knowledge of the cosmos rivals top boffins; for another, he has an uncanny ability to calm and help the institute's other inmates. But could he really be an alien? And if not, who is he? Softley and his stars invest this mystery with more respect than it deserves. Since Charles Leavitt's adaptation of Gene Brewer's book can never decide whether Prot's a starman, madman or Messiah, the film steadily turns into a murky mélange of banal explanation, far-fetched wish fulfilment and moralistic metaphor. The Oliver Sacks-lite psychiatric seasoning simply sours the brew.

Author: GA 0000-00-00 00:00:00

Time Out Film Guide

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  • dhruv said...
    Posted on Nov 11 2008 11:51 This here is the film where you will find great script, quiet unconventional, great music, great performances, and a treat for sci-fi fans. Don't expect aliens and spaceships and high-tech. It has one of the most beautiful thoughts after watching this film. I believed that it had quiet a way to find that it is our earth, which is aura-beauty unknown to our minds.
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Cast & crew

Director: Iain Softley

Producer: Lawrence Gordon, Lloyd Levin, Robert F Colesberry

Cast: Kevin Spacey, Jeff Bridges, Alfre Woodard, Mary McCormack, Peter Gerety, Saul Williams, David Patrick Kelly, Celia Weston, Ajay Naidu full cast

Genre(s): Science Fiction

Duration: 121 mins


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