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Yeah...so I wrote this review for school on the movie 'K-PAX' and this thing is the most amazing thing I've ever written at 2am. READ IT! LOVE IT!
K-PAX
K-Pax, which stars Kevin Spacely and Jeff Bridges, is a surprisingly good B-movie.
The film starts off with Prot (Kevin Spacey) appearing in Grand Central from out of nowhere; he has no luggage, but sports a pair of sunglasses and claims to be from the planet, K-Pax. A few minutes later, he’s getting dragged off to jail for helping a little, old lady get up when she was knocked down by a theft.
After this lovely scene, we meet Dr. Mark Powell, a brilliant psychiatrist in his early 40s. His headquarters is Bellevue Psychiatric Hospital and his expertise is mainly people who think they’re Jesus Christ, Buddha, or an Alien. Therefore, it isn’t too surprising that the next place we see Prot is in Dr. Powell’s office.
The actors for this film were exceptionally chosen. Kevin Spacey made the perfect Prot, his deliciously sarcastic humor and snobby attitude played out incredibly on screen. Fortunately, he was a good cover for his lousy co-star. It was almost like they grabbed Jeff Bridges off the street, handed him a script, and told him: “Here, now get on the sound stage and pretend to be Richard Gere.”
Other than that, this movie is full of plot twists, which at times can seem tedious and hard to follow, like the soap opera ‘All My Children’. But, K-Pax is a wonderful movie, especially if you’re energetic and like to yell warnings at the characters on the screen when the “UH-OH! DANGER!” music comes on.
I would recommend this movie to anyone interested in psychology, aliens, or the ‘Jetsons’.
Now, don’t get confused, dear reader. I said the ‘Jetsons’ because during the part of the movie where Dr. Powell’s family is introduced, all I could hear in the back of my head was “Meet George Jetson…do do de do…. His boy, Elroy…etc.”
So please, go down to your place of media rental, and pick up a copy of K-Pax, it will bring you much joy. If you need me, I’ll be down at Macy’s trying to find a pair of Prot’s great shades.
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K-PAX
K-Pax, which stars Kevin Spacely and Jeff Bridges, is a surprisingly good B-movie.
The film starts off with Prot (Kevin Spacey) appearing in Grand Central from out of nowhere; he has no luggage, but sports a pair of sunglasses and claims to be from the planet, K-Pax. A few minutes later, he’s getting dragged off to jail for helping a little, old lady get up when she was knocked down by a theft.
After this lovely scene, we meet Dr. Mark Powell, a brilliant psychiatrist in his early 40s. His headquarters is Bellevue Psychiatric Hospital and his expertise is mainly people who think they’re Jesus Christ, Buddha, or an Alien. Therefore, it isn’t too surprising that the next place we see Prot is in Dr. Powell’s office.
The actors for this film were exceptionally chosen. Kevin Spacey made the perfect Prot, his deliciously sarcastic humor and snobby attitude played out incredibly on screen. Fortunately, he was a good cover for his lousy co-star. It was almost like they grabbed Jeff Bridges off the street, handed him a script, and told him: “Here, now get on the sound stage and pretend to be Richard Gere.”
Other than that, this movie is full of plot twists, which at times can seem tedious and hard to follow, like the soap opera ‘All My Children’. But, K-Pax is a wonderful movie, especially if you’re energetic and like to yell warnings at the characters on the screen when the “UH-OH! DANGER!” music comes on.
I would recommend this movie to anyone interested in psychology, aliens, or the ‘Jetsons’.
Now, don’t get confused, dear reader. I said the ‘Jetsons’ because during the part of the movie where Dr. Powell’s family is introduced, all I could hear in the back of my head was “Meet George Jetson…do do de do…. His boy, Elroy…etc.”
So please, go down to your place of media rental, and pick up a copy of K-Pax, it will bring you much joy. If you need me, I’ll be down at Macy’s trying to find a pair of Prot’s great shades.
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