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...lines. In an interview four years ago, Li lamented his typecasting as a perpetual fighter, explaining, “No one will pay to watch Jet Li act.” After this film, that state of affairs seems likely to change. He’s still no Kevin Spacey, but Li creates not just one, but two believable characters. They are real; they have emotions and motivations. They are not the two-dimensional martial artist ciphers that he has played in the past. Li shows poise and charisma in this outing, and the potential for succeeding in non-action...
...Spacey, having told a policewoman of his alien origins, is naturally taken for insane and processed into the New York mental health bureaucracy. There he encounters Dr. Mark Powell (Bridges), the one person who might believe his fantastic tale of travel on a beam of light. The film settles into its story during the first interview between Bridges and Spacey, notable only for Spacey’s light touch with physical comedy (there’s a running gag involving fruit). The other residents in the hospital, ranging from the self-absorbed Amanda Wingfield-type...
...lack of fine performances in K-PAX is not the fault of its actors. The movie dies despite some talented people. The premise of an alien coming to Earth should provide endless opportunities for laughs and endearing moments, especially with such a fine character actor as Spacey in the role. But the role that catapulted Robin Williams to stardom on TV’s “Mork and Mindy” and flattered John Lithgow’s comic persona on his (now cancelled) sitcom “Third Rock from the Sun” gives Spacey no good...
Bridges also manages to be his lovable self, but neither of his character’s relationships really click. Nothing much develops out of his interactions with Spacey, and he runs into other problems involving his relationship with his beautiful wife (Mary McCormack). They are having marital problems, but husband and wife aren’t even trying to make nice. The unfortunate lack of chemistry between them is even more obvious when they inevitably reunite, a change of heart brought about by everyone’s favorite alien...
...Kevin Spacey...