K Pax-ian running

[Mid Life Crisis Marathon Man]

Spacey is superb, I'm a big fan of his work.
I saw K-Pax and found more in it than I had expected, much along the same lines you describe, ie commentary on life's opportunities, travelling in and out of each others' lives before moving on. At least that's what I remember. You obvioulsy know KS's work so I won't bore you with recommendations (most people have seen Se7en, American Beauty and The Usual Suspects anyway). But Jeff Bridges is a little more obscure. He made a movie with Robin Williams called The Fisher King (Dir. Terry Gilliam). It did little at the box office but has similar life-enhancing messages to K-Pax, is well crafted and has the bonus of a sassy performance from the lovely Mercedes Rhuel.

Two old movies I have finally seen recently brought this old thread to mind.

Firstly I saw The Usual Suspects for the first time - not sure why I had missed this one, but was finally prompted to see it by the excellent Movielens website. After a frankly tedious and confusing opening 15 minutes during which I nearly gave up on this film, it turned into a beauty - possibly one of Spacey's best. What I thought was rather ordinary acting on his part was in fact part of the deal - a very clever flick.

The other one was another Jeff Bridges film, Seabiscuit. I had probably avoided this one because it was both a feel good movie and a film about a horse. Not a particularly beguiling combination I had thought. But it was excellent, not least of all because of Jeff Bridges fab performance. Check it out - it's a surprisingly good movie.

Has anyone seen Spacey's made-for-TV movie Recount?