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The X-Files: I Want to Believe

The truth is out there yet again with this summer’s release of The X-Files: I Want to Believe an eerie, clever and suitable enough thriller. Reuniting the iconic pairing of everyone’s favorite paranormal investigators, Co-Writer/Director/Creator Chris Carter has set Mulder and Scully on yet another another creepy romp through the cold heartland of America. With a six year absence since the show’s finale in May 2002 and almost a decade passing since the last film, I think we were all curious as to whether this team could recapture the spark of the original series and after viewing it I believe they did, but as a standalone movie it definitely had a significant weak spot.

Following the closely knit mystery of an FBI agent’s disappearance, our story is set mostly in a wintery Virginia setting where a team of FBI field agents, led by Agent Mosley Drummy (Alvin “Xzbit” Joiner) and Agent Dakota Whitney (Amanda Peet), with the aid of a supposedly psychic former pedophile/priest Father Joe (Billy Connolly) are searching for a fellow agent who’s gone missing. After discovering several bodily remains but with no real break in the case, the FBI sets out to reunite the infamous team of Dana Scully, now a doctor and the expertise of now recluse Fox Mulder to solve the case. (That’s about as much as I’m going to say without spoiling anything)

Right off the bat I have to commend Gillian Anderson and David Duchovny’s ability to slip right back into the roles to recapture their trademark chemistry. Billy Connolly is another cast member worth high note for his subtle yet stark and hard hitting performance. The script penned by Chris Carter and X-Files veteran Frank Spotnitz is as usual sharp, witty and always spooky, not much unlike the classic show. It may be hard for newcomers to adjust to the subtleties of this storytelling approach but for myself a loyal fan, it fit just like a glove. I admire the amount of care put into this dialogue and pacing to achieve a compelling story. Some movies go for big budget action and special effects to achieve suspense and entertainment, but here it’s handled in a much more realistic, basic approach more similar to a film like Silence of the Lambs than your average Hollywood Thriller.

The theme of faith is a strong element in this film, as it also addresses some intriguing deeper personal issues such as our suspension of belief and abilities to trust one another. Scully and Mulder’s relationship is put to the test stronger than I’ve ever seen, and it makes for some of the strongest scenes in the movie.

Sounds pretty good so far, but I must warn you that I Want to Believe isn’t perfect and does have a major downfall near the end of the film. Where we spend most of the film’s duration getting peeks and flashes of what looks to be a promising finale, this film never really delivers and lacks a satisfying climax. There seems to be a great amount of build up to nothing too shocking or exciting, rather it just gives us a brief confrontation, explanation and than ends. Puzzled at the end of the film I pondered, “They spent six years and that was the best they could come up with?” Don’t get me wrong I enjoyed the rest of the film, I just didn’t get why there was no real third act. I came to the conclusion that if this had been another episode of the show I would of been satisfied, but as a theatrical movie this is really lacking some cinematic structure not to mention a satisfying resolution.

With some of that grim news out of the way don’t let my review get you down. There’s still much to enjoy in this intelligent, well acted, competent thriller. It may not have the glitz and glamour of most summer films but it has substance and as long as Carter and company always have that, I will always believe.

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