The X-Files: I Want to Believe

It feels like we're repeating the same topics a bit too much; it's almost like watching a rerun as if it's not even a full-length film. It's a bit worn out, lacking the right spark now, except for the fact that Gillian is still attractive. Probably even more so. Not that the film isn't suspenseful - it is to some extent - but still, you feel like it's not all that interesting. In the end, this is essentially just another installment that doesn't change things all that much. It's a shame that it was more about revisiting favorite characters than anything else. (04/08/2014)

An excellent crime film with a mysterious flavor. Perhaps it would have even worked without Mulder and Scully, but of course it is even better with them. What I was missing in the first X-Files is here. The story doesn't look televised anymore, it's 100% theatrical, and there's no lack of surprises. Apart from Gillian Anderson and David Duchovny, I was also very pleased by Billy Connolly. (02/25/2018)

I want to believe too, but this applies more to aliens than believing in butchers like this. This seemed to be one of the regular episodes of this series, the only difference being the longer running time and the resulting drawn out story that sometimes slipped, or rather kept on slipping away from the intended course of the plot. (11/16/2008)

It’s interesting how easy it was to immerse oneself into the famous story of the renowned TV duo investigating paranormal phenomena since 1993. What factors played a role in that is a slightly debatable matter, but the fact remains that the new feature film works completely independently and unfortunately I have to say it is also a very ordinary crime story, with a classically constructed plot about mysterious murders, while not missing the “family side” in the form of a dysfunctional central duo, a few troubled faces, some life lessons, and a decent chase. The conclusion is at least quite nasty and the whole theme around which this film revolves is certainly bizarre at the very least. The atmosphere is well managed, but I don’t think this routine piece can help the reputation of the famous and legendary TV series for many people. It is simply not good. As a standalone piece, it is average, but considering the fact that this film should at least maintain some sort of general known concept due to its “formal” interconnectedness with the series, I tend towards a lower rating. (12/24/2008)

The belief is in there. Unwavering, blind, lost, forcing you to grasp at straws above the surface. What holds it up is the chemistry between the central duo, which is more open this time, and a thriller-horror plot that grazed past a flock of quiet sheep but never surpassed the shadow of an average TV episode. The ending, with a forcibly inserted Skinner, started to lose me, and I found myself thinking about trivialities. Like, why doesn’t that heavy snowfall leave the slightest trace in Scully’s hair? (04/15/2024)