This film would merit 4.5 stars for me. Kevin Spacey plays 'Prot' and Jeff Bridges play the psychiatrist who is asked to look after him. Prot claims to be an Alien from another planet and (I'm giving nothing away here as this happens immediately the film starts) seems to appear out of nowhere at a train station.

Spacey and Bridges are brilliant actors and as a pairing you couldn't ask for better casting than this. Sure there are bigger stars, but the film wouldn't have been as good without these two. The film leaves you to make up your own mind about Prot. Could he be autistic? This is one possibility to explain his talents. However you'll have to see the film to decide whether he's an Alien or not.

In some ways this is a sister film to John Carpenter's Starman in which Jeff Bridges played the Alien. Like that earlier film K-Pax is both moving and wonderous. I have watched it many times and still can't understand why neither of the leading Actors received any recognition in terms of the major film awards (Oscars, Cannes etc). In 2002 Denzel Washington (a fine actor) won the Oscar for Training Day - nope I don't don't understand that either!

I am a big Kevin Spacey fan. I think he is one of the best actors ever. He continues to deliver in K-PAX. It's a story about a man who says he is from the planet K-PAX. He gets placed into a psyche hospital. There he meets his doctor played by Jeff Bridges and the two form an unusual bond. While in the hospital, Prott (Kevin Spacey) embraces the other mental patients in his ward. He offers unjaded guidance and counsel. At the end of the movie, two of the patients are released because of Prott's, not the doctor's, help.

K-PAX is a story about unbearable sadness and thin degrees of hope. Yet it's not depressing. This is a movie that doesn't really answer your questions at the end. But I was okay with that. I enjoy movies with unusual story-lines and this movie delivers. It satisfies on many levels. I would classify this movie as a mystery drama with a sci-fi element.

I can say without reservation, do not hesitate to add this dvd to your movie collection.

I love this movie in so many ways. the cinimetography is inspired, the acting superb, and its a great conversational piece. you can tell what kind of a person someone is when you ask the key question, was he really an alien? why or why not. you'd be surprised how far that converstation can go and it will reveal just how creative or inside the box a person is. i also find it a great pick me up when i'm feeling a bit sad or anxious, spacey has a strangly calming effect in this character. my collection would be incomplete without it.

after all these years, i saw the film. it touched me. i bought a copy of the dvd. then after all these years, i took a class "introduction to film." as part of our final assignments, we had to choose a scene from a film, to review aloud in front of the class. i chose this film... K-PAX. and i highlighted how the doctor is trying to have Prot merely "consider" that he might actually be Robert. but Robert/Prot counters, by asking the Doctor to consider that it might be true, that Prot is his name and that he is from the planet K-pax.

I must say that `K-Pax' released in '01 was a delightfully unexpected surprise. I absolutely loved it! I found it to be an intriguing combination of the '75 hit `One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest' and the much earlier '51 sci-fi classic `The Day the Earth Stood Still.' Do you sci-fi fans out there remember the name of the large robot with the x-ray eyes in the '51 film? For those who don't it was Gort, a name strikingly similar to that of the supposed humanoid alien Prot played so brilliantly by Kevin Spacey.

With 190 reviews already on-line for `K-Pax' there's no need for me to rehash the storyline. I would however like to recommend this film to one and all. It's beautifully filmed and directed complimented by sharp, insightful dialogue containing numerous quotable lines. Kevin Spacey is perfect as Prot the self professed alien from the planet K-Pax and Jeff Bridges gives the performance of his life as Dr. Mark Powell, the psychiatrist who's worldview is called into question by his enigmatic patient from another universe.

A treasure to be owned, you'll watch it again and again.

K-PAX is a well-written, flawlessly directed and acted allegory about Identity. People who cannot see that, may not like it. Those who can, will appreciate its nuances and the sheer understated genius of the entire package.

Film lovers know this movie is no more than the Hollywood version of the awarded Argentinan film "Hombre mirando al sudeste" (Man facing southeast) of 1986. The difference however, is that the latter is way more profound and philosophic. For those interested, I highly recommend the Argentinan film, although it is very difficut to get outside Latin America, especially with english subtitles.

About this movie Man Facing Southeast that people are talking about: it's a total flop. Doesn't matter if K-PAX ripped the story or not, the movie is really bad. The actors can't act, the plot always looses it's focus and have some disgusting "surprises" that ripped all the potential of the movie. This doesn't happen to Iain Softley's masterpiece K-PAX, based in the Gene Brewer book of the same name.

K-Pax is thinking man's fiction/drama/suspense. It's a wonderful story about someone that calls himself "Prot" (Kevin Spacey, fantastic as usual) that claims to be an alien, and a psychiatrist (Jeff Bridges) that tries to convince Prot he's not an alien. However, the more they talk the more convincing Prot is about where does he comes from and who he is.

People who already watched this movie will notice that it's full of metaphors and hidden messages behind Prot's speech. But the real message behind this movie is love, hope and faith. It have a background in science fiction, but it's a movie about human beings. I can't talk more about it, because it would ruin all the surprises that other people are about to find in this beautiful piece of art.

Cast, direction, scenarios, script, everything on this movie is top notch and will make you really want to watch this all over again, many times.

If you are a human, if you have a heart, if you have a soul, or if you are just curious, take this product. And now excuse me, I have a beam of light to catch.

K-Pax is a movie that is made to be enjoyed. From it's pre-credit sequence, there is a dream-like essence that floats about, sparkling and shining throughout the film. It is hard to watch if you try to rationalise the story, or judge the reality of it too much, but if you let your imagination come along for the ride, it is a truly lovely picture.
The acting is spot-on, from Kevin Spacey's touching performance as Prot, to Jeff Bridges reliably solid Dr Powell, and the wonderful support players all come together to make this movie what it is.
You should watch K-Pax if you like gentle, humorous dramas (there's only one scene where it all gets a bit nasty). You should own K-Pax if you like Kevin Spacey or Jeff Bridges, and you need to ocassionally escape the harshness of reality. You should avoid K-Pax if you like films to imitate life, and enjoy sitting at home making lists of why movies don't make sense.
It's one of the favourites in my collection, and I wish there were more films like it.

K-Pax is simply one of the two best sci-fi movies I've ever seen (the other one is Blade Runner). No special effects or CGI, just a great script, superb acting and a "what if" that is deeply beleiveable.

I agree with the reviewer who says Prot was a Walk In. Not necessarily in the metaphysical sense, but in an Invasion of The Body Snatchers sense. He needed a human form to complete his work and he borrowed one from someone who had little will to live, and had checked out as it were because of the horrors of inhumanity and the strength of family ties. Something he was fascinated by and wanted to learn more about. If you use this as a starting off point and note who he took with him, you will have a Eureka moment. Did he come here to learn or did he come here to teach?

This is not a full review but a comment on one aspect of the film that struck me. Prot gives one of the patients three tasks that will "cure" him if he succeeds. 1. Find the bluebird of happiness. 2. Experience death. This one's complicated, but the patient strangles another almost to death which, in turn, awakens this "victim" to our powerlessness over mortality. 3. Stay here and be prepared for anything (referencing the hospital and a warning about expecting the unknown, be it tragic or joyful.)

These are the three tasks Prot himself is subjected to/embarks on. His marriage and family were his bluebird. The murder he encounters and the one he commits are #2. #3 he becomes a numbed but non-delusional wheelchair bound Robert again...he stays and may well be prepared for anything.

Yet Ellen, I think that was her name, is unaccounted for. This adds the twist of uncertainty about where conventional reality and our individual perceptions of reality may co-exist even if seemingly in conflict. Was Prot happier recreating his reality whereby, as an alien from a planet where there weren't even any families to lose, he could not have lost his family in the first place, annd therefore will not have to go through the painful stages leading to acceptance?

Extraordinary minds and hearts build elaborate castles of denial to avoid pain.

This is a very moving film.

This is really a simple movie to understand and come away with a great lesson.(Spiritual) If you can look beyond the earthly, material things you can learn a lot from this movie. If you take it at face value you will walk away with nothing. This is a great movie but, all people walk away with a different lesson from it.The sad part is a lot of people won't walk away with anything. That's what we called "people of the world"

PROT's above description of our Earth seems to ring quite true, as do many of the off-beat utterances of this curiously serene being.

While the movie entertains, while it warms the heart repeatedly, K-PAX also does not fail to awaken a little sensibility in us to question the chaotic, almost frantic, oft-times silly ways of our times.

The Christ and Buddha PROT speaks of were men, yet were not 'of this earth' in any psychological sense, any more than was Kevin Spacey's role character. That's what makes people's interactions with PROT so interesting... the 'sane' people of the world cannot process the experience of meeting a being who is guilelessly free of all ordinary human conditioning. So they react to this Unknown taking refuge in small, ingrained habits they feel safe acting within. They need to feel they 'know what to do' even when reality shows them a real stumper, regardless of efficacy and the impact on others.

In contrast to these frantic-looking 'sane' normal people out in the world, the troubled 'sick' people at the hospital where PROT stays appear (with PROT's presence) to be nearer to the possibility of seeing themselves and reality. Perhaps this is precisely because they are unable to take 'normality' for granted. I think this perhaps conveniently idealizes mental illness for story's sake, and yet there may be a little something to it because yes, saints have been called 'crazy.' Yet a saint is something more than a man in how he truly lives.

There is a rock in the snowball here, a serious theme hidden in a seriously entertaining film even youths can watch. Enjoy it!

Kevin Spacey isn't an alien who crossed any borders, but he did cross several million time zones on his way to New York. The psychiatrist assigned to him is perplexed--first in disbelief, then not knowing what to believe. It's a sci-fi cross between "One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest" and "Don Juan de Marco." I like to think of K-Pax's subtitle as "Goodbye and Thanks For All The Produce."

This film was not what I expected, not better or worse, just not what I expected. The film revolves around Prot (Spacey) as he's being treated at a psyciatric facility. You see Prot claims he's from the planet K-PAX and that he's travled here using light rays and is studying our planet for a report he will submit when he gets home on July 27th. The question that follows is is he from K-PAX or is he just crazy? Jeff Bridges plays the doctor trying to get to the bottom of it. The problem is that as crazy as it all seems, Prot really knows what he's talking about. He knows of solar systems just being discovered and planets not yet discovered and he speaks with such confidence that he's almost convincing. Prot also, while staying at the hospital, has helped many of the patients recover from their flaws sort-a-speak. Herein lies the problem. The tagline on the front of the DVD says "it will keep you guessing till the very end" and the problem with that is that after you turn of the movie you're still guessing. Is he from K-PAX, is he from Earth? I still have no clue. There are many clues pointing the fact that he's just crazy, screwed up by a very tramatic event, but there is another very big clue that could suggest otherwise. I had a theory shortly after the end of the movie, but I squashed that. Just, while you watch, remember that he offers to take someone back to K-PAX with him. Now watch the movie and see if you can figure out just what the hell is going on. Maybe I should read the book... Regardless, the acting on all fronts was superb, especially Spacey...It's no wonder he's won TWO oscars. Spacey is one of the only actors who can command a role like he does, and I don't know, there's just something about this man but whenever he cries in a film I'm brought to tears. The standout scene in this film is the first time he goes under hypnosis...he commands two charactors and without skipping abeat goes in and out of each of them, without crossing his performance over into the other. It's amazing. All and all, this was a decent film and I would recomend it. I just wish that the ending were alittle more determinable. I'd like to know whether or not I was right in my assumption. Was he from K-PAX? I quess you'll have to judge for yourself...and then again, maybe that was the point entirely...

Kevin Spacey is so believeable and loveable. I can watch this movie over and over.

'Prot', the 'alien' is essentially a mystic who answers questions economically and somewhat mysteriously. Other reviewers of this film consistently fail to address 'Prot's' 'otherwordly' powers. (They mention them but they don't attempt to account for them.) His mathemetical solution, provided to a group of world renowed astronomers and physicists (brought in to test him) detailing the precise cosmological coordinates of his planet (K-Pax) both astonishes, and baffles them because the equations are correct.
If the coordinates were the only example of 'Prot's' powers one could compare him to Michael Rennie in 'The Day The Earth Stood Still'; agree that he was a space visitor and leave it at that but the real mystery in this film is his apparent ability to 'Cure' his fellow mental patients. All of them are showing inexplicable signs of vast improvement which is apparently due to their association with 'Prot'. The reason for their improvement can only be described as miraculous. Why do they improve? They improve because they are the only one's who believe in him. Remember the story in the New Testament about the Apostle who walks on water towards Christ's outstretched hand only to begin to suddenly sink as he becomes freightened. How many others stories in the same book recount Christ curing people and performing other miracles because of their simple faith?
This explanation sheds light on the dazzling cosmological display 'Prot' puts on for the scientists. Is it not likely that 'Prot' knows the universe inside-out because he, in fact, created it!
This analysis may not be everyone's cup of tea but I believe this movie has profound religious undertones.

This was one of those powerful movies that I "took personally"--especially since the blue jay is my totem and the blue jay figures a prominent role in this movie.

Kevin Spacey plays a psychiatric patient named Prot--but Prot claims he's really an alien from the planet K-PAX. Jeff Bridges plays Prot's psychiatrist and is convinced that Prot is delusional. But the Doctor's cynicism soon turns into fascination. Could Prot possibly be an alien? Or is there a perfectly logical, "earthly" reason for Prot's belief that he's an alien?

I don't want to give away any plot points, but this movie is thought provoking and utterly fascinating. You'll be scratching your head at the end--but a part of you will "get" it even if your mind does not. Some mystical themes I enjoyed in this movie is the existence of aliens, the possible messages of aliens, the power of belief in something beyond yourself, and the power of the mind.

This is one of the few sci-fi type of films that I enjoy, and is my favorite Kevin Spacey movie, period. Its a movie that leaves you feeling like a different person than you were before you saw, and I highly recommend it.

The spacamin "Prott" appears out of nowhere in a crowded NY transit stop. His claims of extraterrestial origin land him in the hospital. The Psychiatrist (Jeff Bridges), becomes enchanted with "Prott". Convinced "Prott" is delusional, the psychatrist sets out to show Prott, that his claims are impossible. However, Prott wins every challenge given him. He even awes astro-physicists with his knowledge of a distant galaxy, that only been recently discovered, and had not been picked by the media yet. In fact, Prott demonstrates to THEM that the orbit they've hypothesized is in error. Prott makes the necessary changes; changes that give KPAX's true orbit; and with a lock and key specificity, that is, PERFECT. The patients belive Prott, and he leaves them with more hope thaey've had since the day they were committed. He leaves in the middle of the night, from his room/cell, and continues to amaze at how much he changed every person he encounterd. Of course, the psychiatrist remains skeptical of Protts claim of his distant origin. Very good film. Thought provoking, and at times reminiscent of "One Who Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest". NOTE: Psychiatrists do not take their patients home with them to meet his family, and find out where they live. Splitting-hairs I geuss.

...when it morphs into a bit of a Hollywoodish detective-puzzle movie that tries to have it both ways, but the ending is admirably open-ended.

Kevin Spacey is an excellent actor especially when he's playing the smartest guy in the room, and with the help of Jeff Bridges, makes this a very good 2 hours. Sure the film tries to throw out several pop-philosophy and pop-psychology chestnuts here and there, but overall it's Spacey's terrific performance that pulls it through. The cinematography and soundtrack are also very well done, it's just a couple of trite plot devices at the end which prevent me from giving it 5 stars.

Is he really an alien, or just crazy human? Or is he a crazy alien? Or is he in fact both an alien AND a crazy human? As you watch this movie, the questions begin to pile up and you WILL, as Bill Diehl states "keep guessing right to the end" (and even after that if you ask me). This is a great movie, both in its originality and the way it's filmed. Kevin Spacey and Jeff Bridges give us great and convincing performances. This DVD as a product is above avarage. Deleted scenes, featurettes, audio commentaries and alternate endings are always welcome. So what's wrong? Well, the commentary is kinda boring. I wish Iain softley would comment on the acual scenes, giving you more insight on the story, instead of just rambling on about everyting else around the movie like production specs and what Jeff Bridges said to him before shooting. Things like that. Also, (although just my personal opinion) the alternate ending is a bit of a disappointment. If you hope for an ending that will give that Answer with cap-A, you can stop hoping. The DELETED SCENES however, will give some more juicy tidbits to base your opinion on.) Over all, this DVD is well worth its price but only if you really, really love this movie - like I do.

Prot (Kevin Spacey) appears at a New York train station one afternoon, seemingly on a beam of light. The police quickly take him into custody and he is soon transferred to a mental hospital in Manhattan. Dr. Claudia Villers (Alfre Woodard), the head of the institute, assigns Dr. Mark Powell (Jeff Bridges) to help Prot. Powell is the type of psychiatrist who cares, really cares, about his patients, so much so that his family life is strained. Prot is the type of patient that instantly wins over all of the other patients and helps them makes changes in their lives. Powell realizes that there he has a limited amount of time to help Prot figure out who he really is, a mystery that will consume his every waking moment.

""K-PAX" is a great movie, just what our country needs right now". No wait, that is "Serendipity". ""K-PAX" is a patriotic flag-waver, just what our country needs right now". No, wait, that is "The Last Castle". As the current crop of movies get buried under excessive critic hyperbole relating their relative strengths or merits to the events of September 11, 2001, it is refreshing to see a film like "K-PAX" come along. "K-PAX" is a completely ordinary film. Directed by Iain Softley, the film is filled with so many psychiatrist-patient clichés that it almost becomes good for that reason alone.

Kevin Spacey, one of the more gifted actors working today, does a good job with the role. For the first two acts, Spacey is so into the character of Prot, that we begin to believe that he could possibly be an alien. He wears sunglasses throughout most of the film, because Prot is sensitive to the bright light on Earth. This allows Spacey to use his mouth and facial expressions to build subtleties into the character. It makes the character less showy and more believable. For this reason alone, the film earns a lot more respect from me. As the sessions with Powell continue and Powell decides to regress Prot, the Showier-This-Is-My-Shot-At-An-Oscar elements begin to shine through. First of all, I never once believed that Powell had actually hypnotized Prot. It seemed far too easy and far too quick and then when he does, Spacey has a difficult time making this believable. To the credit of Spacey and the filmmakers, they don't take the easy road with this, providing some interest, but these sequences just stop the film dead and remove the viewer from the world it has spent so long trying to create.

Bridges, as always, is good, but he really doesn't have a lot to work with. His character is concerned. He wants to help Prot because he is concerned. He want to have Prot visit his home because he is concerned. He flies to .... because he is concerned. It doesn't allow a lot of growth for his character. Powell's final moments, the hang-your-tears-out-to-dry moment, is also extremely predictable.

Amazingly, the filmmakers have managed to populate the ward of the hospital with every single character actor who has ever appeared in a film set in a mental ward. Either as a patient or a doctor, they are here. It is a virtual encyclopedia of both actors and clichés. Conchata Ferrell plays Betty McAllister, the big, gruff assistant in the ward. Alfre Woodard plays the head of the ward. Ajay Naidu plays an assistant in the ward. Peter Gerety (you may recognize him from the TV series "Homicide") plays Sal, the former doorman who thinks everyone stinks, literally. Celia Weston (you may remember her as the actress who replaced Polly Holliday on the television series "Alice") plays a patient who thinks she is a matriarch. I am just amazed at the originality on display in "K-PAX".

Despite all of my criticisms, I am still recommending "K-PAX", barely. The first two thirds of Kevin Spacey's performance earn the film enough points to help me disregard the rest of the thoroughly predictable film. After all, "K-PAX" IS just what America needs right now, a thoroughly benign peace of fluff.

the guy eats a banana without unpeeling it
Genius!!!

no, but seriously, suprisingly, an alright film

definitely worth watching anyway

This was a great film. It made one wonder about life in other worlds and how modern psychiatry may deal with such a scenario. According to a recent amazon review, "Dr. Mark Powell, the psychiatrist played by Jeff Bridges, is convinced that Prot is "a convincing delusional," but his cynicism turns to open-minded fascination as Prot's case reveals a combination of otherworldly insight and all-too-human trauma, prompting an earthbound explanation for Prot's allegedly alien origins. This picture allows Spacey to create a provocative and humorously eccentric enigma, while Bridges superbly conveys his character's compassionate empathy."
I agree that the movie sets up a series of very interesting contrasts, the alien's world and ours, our perception of mental health vs. normal and his, and the way we deal with someone different than ourselves. I'm not sure if this world is ready for someone like "prot." Good science fiction and good acting.

Wow, what a wonderful film explorloring the power and limits (or fragility) of the human mind. I laughed, cried, was intrigued and was amazed and entertained by the ability of the author and actors, as well as the production team (lead by the director) of this fantastic film. Each time I see K-PAX, I see something new - may it always be this way! Since 5 stars is clearly "the best", I hasten to give it a rating of 5, but in my "humble" opinion, I rate it as one the most enjoyable films that I've seen (be that what it may).

I fail to understand why a lot of people dislike this movie. From the beginning scene I was captivated and never moved out of my seat till the end, and it still had me thinking until the next day. I admit, it does seem a little confusing and leaves a few strings loose in the end, but that seems to add to the brilliance of this movie. If you loved movies like Phenomenon, Michael, City of Angels, Starman, etc I highly recommend this. Absolutely beautiful!

If you've read any of my other reviews, you know that Kevin Spacey (Usual Suspects, American Beauty) is my favorite actor in the world. And I must say that Jeff Bridges (the Fisher King, the Big Lebowski) is one of the most underrated actors in Hollywood. These two heavyweights are brilliant in this fantastic tale about Prot (Spacey), a highly advanced visitor from a neighboring star system. At least that is what he appears to be for most of the film... advanced enough to travel on a beam of light, to know the precise mathematical equations to describe the orbit of his planet, and to make significant progress helping his fellow mental patients, and his psychiatrist (Bridges) in a very short time. But what happens when Bridges begins to learn more and more about Prot's past ?

As soon as I saw K-PAX, I knew it was a must-own for my collection. The hard part was deciding whether to classify it under science fiction or drama. Although I decided on sci-fi, it's really more of a touching human drama, with warmth and caring, and just enough humor to make repeat viewing a joy.

Anyone who says the plot is weak is really missing the point. If you believe in the possibility of advanced extraterrestrial life, then the plot of this film is not weak or far fetched at all. Many of the ideas are quite unique and insightful, and this film is one of the most uplifting in my DVD collection. All it takes is a little imagination !

My wife and I just saw K-Pax last night and both of us loved it!

We actually were so mesmerised by this film that we stayed up much later than we normally would during a week night. Typically we'd just stop the film and pick up the follwing evening, not with this movie, we had to see the whole thing. In fact one of the first things we talked about this morning was the film and that is quite rare.

If you are looking for an action picture, this isn't it, if you're looking for a fun light hearted movie, you are in the wrong place, if you're looking for mindless entertainment, search elsewhere.

The reason I'm saying these things is because a lot of previous reviewers that gave this movie a negative review seemed to base it on expectations that had nothing to do with this movie. Perhaps they thought "Oh, an Alien movie, maybe it'll be like "Men In Black" or something along those lines, who knows?

While I don't want to do a review on other reviewers I would hate for someone to miss out on the opportunity for seeing a movie that has tremendous depth, that certainly has it's share of lighter moments as well, but this movie will make you think and if thinking isn't enjoyable for you then you won't enjoy this movie.

This movie leaves many things unresolved and ends with a sense of mystery, a lot like the way many things in life are. Centered around "Prot" who is from the planet "K-Pax" he is sent to a place for people with Mental illness. Keven Spacey is incredible in his portrayal of this "K-Paxian" and Jeff Bridges is equally brilliant in the role of his Doctor.

Throughout the movie you will be as challenged as the Doctor in trying to come to a conclusion about whether "Prot" is just a nut-job with a "Savant like" intelligence or whether he is in fact an Alien.

I won't go into too great detail as many others have already, plus I don't like to give much of a movie away. But this movie is deep in the way "The Green Mile" is deep. I found myself waking up last night thinking about this film and that almost never happens. In fact, "The Green Mile" was the last film that had this effect on me.

There are some highly disturbing moments in this and I would not recommend this to viewers under 14 or 15 years old. So that being said, this is not in my opinion a family film.

For those old enough and with the right mindset this is a film I would HIGHLY recommend!

Much like Mork left Ork to come to earth for the second time and visit Mindy McConnell, Prot leaves K-Pax to come to earth for the second time to visit Dr. Brewer, a psychiatrist who thinks that Prot is a crazy human but it becomes increasingly likely that he's the real deal.

But there is a mystery to Prot's background, a mystery Dr. Brewer is determined to unravel and the way he does so, with the minimal of clues (always the best in mysteries) is quite clever and interesting.

Kevin Spacey and Jeff Bridges (forever THE DUDE whether he likes it or not) are brilliant as alien and earthling. The whole movie is very beautifully made with wonderful use of rainbow colors, great editing, fun supporting characters and a delightful score by Edward Shearmur. Seriously, if you're stressed then this is THE movie to calm you down.

Movies about aliens fascinated by strange earth customs are always enjoyable. Spacey might not be running around wild like the manic Robin Williams, quite the opposite actually, but his grace and dignity are far more than most humans match up to.

K-Pax attempts some kind of ambiguity in the ending but if you hang around to the very end of the credits you'll realize that Dr. Brewer is still curious of Prot's origin's despite what his Robert Porter evidence is telling him.

The DVD is in 2.35:1 anamorphic widescreen with Dolby/DTS 5.1 sound and loads of interesting extras.

I find many people didn't reach the same conclusion I did. I don't think I'm giving anything away if I say Walk-In... Look it up if your unfamiliar with the term (it's about E.T. "trading places") With this in mind it didn't let me down or become wishy-washy at the end of the movie dismissing the whole back story as hogwash or remote... However it doen't have an air-tight finish either. I find many people have different views on what the ending meant. That's cool... I loved it, great Moive, and Spacey was perfect for the role, (as he tends to be in all parts he plays). Bridges works very well in his role as well as the Shrink that has the job of finding out if this guy's For real!!! This it the adult version of E.T. Phone Home...

I can't fathom how anybody can hate this movie. Kevin Spacey and Jeff Bridges are absolutely phenomenal. What a great story. I watch this movie over and over and it captivates me every time. The music is perfect...the acting is perfect...the story is gripping. People are upset because the film never fully explains itself in the end. It allows the viewer to interperet the film's meaning on their own and draw their own conclusions. I have my own, but due to the risk of offending certain demographs, my thoughs shall remain my own. Besides...I would hate it if a first time viewer were to read this review and have a picture already in their head. Watch this fantastic film and make up your own mind and don't let anybody tell you that your interperetation is wrong! There is no such thing as a incorrect interperetation of a piece of artwork be it a sculpture, piece of music, or a film with imagery like this!

P.S. - BUY THE SOUNDTRACK, TOO! It's absolutely incredible.

Two-thirds of the way through K-PAX I decided that only a great ending was going to redeem this movie. Unfortunately, it ended with a skittering thud and had me muttering "What the huh?" Kevin Spacey and Jeff Bridges are good enough to make their scenes together interesting, but the story is pretty confused. A rental at best.

Fine acting for the most part, an enjoyable story line and good photography, too. But I have to ask: how does Spacey know the orbit trajectories or whatever it is of his supposed far-off galaxy? Did he secretly bone up on this one thing to sway the authorities? And the ending! A vibrant, intelligent (if troubled) person is turned into a drooling basket case by the brilliant doctors of Manhattan Institute. Now that's some serious doctoring! And then the good doctor finally bonds with his son? Huh?