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)

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)

A pure gift for the fans, disguised as a movie that even uninformed or semi-informed individuals will appreciate. It will not be appreciated. Paradoxically, those who watched the series years ago and have it in their memory as a series of monster cases from forests, channels, or polar regions mixed with extraterrestrial chasing, will be the most disappointed. However, those who spent nine television seasons with Mulder and Scully and understand the bond they have developed, or references to William, will appreciate this winter odyssey more. The series offered several dark episodes where paranormal phenomena were not the central point of the script. But here, everything is two or three levels more personal. Thanks to that, the underrated film is not only a thrilling thriller but above all a mental cleansing for both main characters. In short, a (literal) wave to an unforgettable phenomenon, which the series undoubtedly deserved. It will be remembered beautifully. (10/10/2012)

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)