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User Reviews for: The X Files: I Want to Believe

mulder
3/10  2 months ago
A waste of recources on this movie. Nothing wrong with the cinematography but the story and plot is pointless in terms of the timeline of the X-Files universe. Its just a below mediocre thriller with Mulder and Scully. Gillian and David were good, but not at their best, concidering they hadn't been in these roles for atleast 6 years.
We get to see a little "where are they now", but something feels off about the characters still, and it really doesnt add to the X-Files universe.
The topic and the themes present are not unusual for the les but why this was chosen for cinema release is beyond me. I feel very sorry for Philes who had to see this in cinemas after 6 years. If i had to rank it in a regular txf episodes list it would still be low. CC and other writers on the show have made very interesting, gross and careless writing choices when it comes to the sexual assault theme. For that reason, this movie and a couple of episodes always leave me with a bad after taste.
I will again not watch it for 10 years now, unless i need a refresher on terrible writing choices.
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Whitsbrain
6/10  2 years ago
"X-Files: I Want To Believe" was received poorly by many because it didn't advance the popular "aliens are here" story line. This movie is a one-shot story like many of the episodes were during the original run of the TV series. The X-Files TV series successfully merged the anthology format with a continuing story-arc like no other had or has since. "I Want To Believe" is an example of the "monster-of-the-week" approach to the X-Files. The movie itself is pretty good with an interesting story and of course, strong characters that most have become familiar with. It gets pretty morbid by the end of the film and displays some patented X-Files creepiness.

The problem for me though was the Scully story. She has become a surgeon at a Catholic hospital and has to fight their administration to save a terminally ill boy. This doesn't really add anything to the film other than to give her a demon to fight and a point of irritability that is more easily reached when Mulder falls into one of his fits of believing everything kooky. Mulder's character has become isolated and is basically staying away from the FBI. He is reengaged by the bureau when they hit a dead-end in dealing with a paranormal. His story works because it really builds on his character's rocky past. The Scully story offers up an unfamiliar struggle and it distracts.

The movie looks good. I was always struck by the X-Files' use of color and this movie offers more cold blue and silver hues. Fans of the series should enjoy the extras on the Blu-Ray, especially the "X-Files Timeline", which is a great episode guide encompassing all nine seasons. It also includes clips from many of the episodes and offers a year-by-year event timeline explaining much of the X-Files story in the order it occurred.
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