The X-Files: I Want to Believe (2008)
I saw this movie on Thursday.
I give it 4 / 10.
Good
It really feels like X-Files.
The atmosphere is there, Mulder and Scully are there, the weird stories are there.
If you’ve always waited for another film partly set in the morning snow, this is for you.
The slowly-typed labels have a comeback as well.
Bad
Unfortunately, although the story would be good for a new episode, it’s not blockbuster movie material.
Additionally, Mulder and Scully have way too much to discuss about their personal positions to the case at hand.
Usually, character development is a good thing, but it just swamps the thoughtful story.
And not in a good way.
The movie also has the feel of being unfinished, as if the final cut was… missing.
As if the makers decided halfway through that it wasn’t such a good idea to make it after all.
Conclusion
It’s a weak 4 / 10.
In my opinion, it’s not even as good as the first one.
It’s just… average.
Yet, it made me remember the good old X-Files series, and I’m planning to watch it again at some time.
