Reżyseria:
Iain SoftleyScenariusz:
Charles LeavittZdjęcia:
John MathiesonMuzyka:
Edward ShearmurObsada:
Kevin Spacey, Jeff Bridges, Mary McCormack, Alfre Woodard, David Patrick Kelly, Saul Williams, Peter Gerety, Celia Weston, Ajay Naidu, Tracy Vilar (więcej)Opisy(1)
Chyba każdy z nas czuje się czasem jak kosmita. Kiedy rzeczywistość staje się trudna do zniesienia, ludzie często uciekają w świat własnej imaginacji. W skrajnych przypadkach dochodzi nawet do całkowitego zerwania ze światem realnym, wtedy pomóc może tylko hospitalizacja. Co jednak zrobić z facetem, który nie dość że jest przekonany o swoim nieziemskim pochodzeniu, to jeszcze traktuje to jako coś zupełnie naturalnego, wręcz normalnego? Z takim właśnie przypadkiem musi zmierzyć się dr. Mark Powell (Jeff Bridges), wybitny psychiatra, trochę znudzony szaloną monotonią swojej codziennej praktyki. Prot (Kevin Spacey), bo tak każe o sobie mówić ów pacjent, twierdzi, a właściwie wie, że jest kosmitą. Jak sam mówi, jego rodzinny dom to oddalona o tysiąc lat świetlnych planeta K-pax, na której życie wygląda zupełnie inaczej niż u nas. Na początku dr. Powell podchodzi do niego, jak do kolejnego "świra", jednak z czasem ze zdziwieniem odkrywa, że w tym co mówi Prot rzeczywiście może być trochę prawdy. (Vision)
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An interesting conversational drama that manages to entertain despite the absence of any significant plot. Great performances, beautiful cinematography, the script is a bit weaker in the last act, but overall, this is a nice film. The ending feels pretty ambiguous, so you can choose your own interpretation. I’m satisfied with it, four stars.
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Excellent actors, sensitive directing. But what’s up with that screenplay? From roughly the midpoint (the first hypnosis), K-PAX develops in a direction that’s completely different from where it was initially headed and its conclusion is the culmination of a story that never took off in the film! Not to mention that the hopes offered by the promising start and the whole first half are thus sucked into a black hole between Mercury and Pluto.
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A smart and very enjoyable film thanks to the absence of clichés and cynicism. Although the story is built mostly on dialogues, it kept me in suspense the whole time I was waiting for the final resolution. The viewer will appreciate the ornate dialogue, and some scenes, such as the one in the planetarium, are sure to give you chills. The impeccable impression of the film is enhanced by the great cinematography, music and, of course, Spacey's one-man-show, about which there is no point in going into more detail.
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Two incredibly different halves. While the first one is captivating, thoughtful, full of valuable ideas, the second one is scattered, with a poor script deviation and too much pseudo-psychology – it looks like it switched to a completely different film. Pleasant philosophy is alternated with hard-to-believe psychology, which ultimately spoils the whole impression and gives the feeling that they didn't know what they were doing.
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A magnificent, slow-paced and in the purest way soothing film that, upon further viewings, gains a stamp of genius in my eyes. Spacey demonstrates that even the most challenging acting challenge is not insurmountable for him, and Bridges perfectly accentuates his civilian role. Criticisms towards the screenplay are irrelevant; if Prot only wandered around the mental institution, treated patients, and awed with his knowledge of the universe, it would quickly lose the magic that makes these scenes unforgettable. It is precisely the dramatic storyline, unfolding in the second half, that gives K-PAX an aura of a meticulously crafted film until the very last scene.
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