49
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31 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 75Seattle Post-IntelligencerWilliam ArnoldSeattle Post-IntelligencerWilliam ArnoldThe movie itself is not completely successful, but it's consistently both engrossing and entertaining, and -- once again -- Spacey's performance creates a spell that lingers long after the lights come back on.
- 70Wall Street JournalJoe MorgensternWall Street JournalJoe MorgensternWhen Kevin Spacey takes center stage, our planet really does seem bright.
- 67Entertainment WeeklyLisa SchwarzbaumEntertainment WeeklyLisa SchwarzbaumI rather like the whole mystic- crystal-revelations aspect of K-PAX, and the idea that even a psychiatrist of Jeff Bridges' handsome, American substantiality is open to notions of cosmic improbability.
- 63Philadelphia InquirerCarrie RickeyPhiladelphia InquirerCarrie RickeyBoth consoling and confounding.
- 50Los Angeles TimesKenneth TuranLos Angeles TimesKenneth TuranA pleasant enough entertainment raised above its station by the quality of its acting.
- 50USA TodayClaudia PuigUSA TodayClaudia PuigAs impressive as Kevin Spacey ordinarily is, this isn't the best vehicle for his considerable talents.
- 50Miami HeraldRene RodriguezMiami HeraldRene RodriguezIt's all very "Cuckoo's Nest," but in a glib, facile way, and it leaves K-PAX adrift in its fuzzy, New-Agey orbit.
- 50Baltimore SunMichael SragowBaltimore SunMichael SragowThe casting in K-PAX is canny, but the picture as a whole is a clunky mix of the canny and the would-be uncanny.
- 25Christian Science MonitorDavid SterrittChristian Science MonitorDavid SterrittIn short, this movie is exactly the kind of starry-eyed escapist fantasy that Dr. Powell suspects Prot of having. It's harmless enough, since we can be cured just by leaving the theater.
- 25Portland OregonianKim MorganPortland OregonianKim MorganJust pass on K-PAX.