Category: Film
Genre: Suspense / Sci-fi / Thriller
Directed By: Chris Carter
Running Time: 104 min.
I’m beginning to understand the dichotomy of how certain Star Wars fans feel about Lucas’s modern works after having seen X-Files: I Want To Believe. While a competent effort, the film was almost wholly lacking in the elements that first attracted me to the series and the first film (1998’s X-Files: Fight The Future).
What I enjoyed about the early part of the series and the first movie was peeking into the working of the big conspiracy machine, seeing the strings pulled and catching shadows of those doing the pulling. The recent film on the other hand avoids that path almost entirely, which is both a conscious decision on the creators part and likely a reflection of the times.
Some of the redeeming factors of the film include the exploration of Mulder and Scully’s relationship after all that they have been through. The likability of both character and the actors portraying them (Duchovny and Anderson, respectively) is really what manages to carry the movie as far as it gets. Sadly, that is not all the way to the finish line.
I left the theater with the distinct impression that I’d sat through a nearly two hour episode, and not from one of the best seasons to boot. In the final analysis I may simply be on a different page than the film’s creators, enamored with teh same concept vehicle, but very much of differing opinions on where to go with it.
Rating: 4/10
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