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The X-Files: I Want to Believe (The X Files 2) (2008)

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Reviews Counted:156

Fresh:49

Rotten:107

Average Rating:4.8/10

Consensus: The chemistry between leads David Duchovny and Gillian Anderson do live up to The X-Files' televised legacy, but the roving plot and droning routines make it hard to identify just what we're meant to believe in.

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Rated: PG-13 [See Full Rating] for violent and disturbing content and thematic material

Runtime: 1 hr. 44 min.

Genre: Mystery & Suspense, Science Fiction & Fantasy, Drama

Theatrical Release: Jul 24, 2008 Wide

Box Office: $20.8M

Synopsis: "The X-Files: I Want to Believe" takes the always-complicated relationship between Fox Mulder and Dana Scully in unexpected directions. Mulder... "The X-Files: I Want to Believe" takes the always-complicated relationship between Fox Mulder and Dana Scully in unexpected directions. Mulder continues his unshakable quest for the truth, and Scully, the passionate, ferociously intelligent physician, remains inextricably tied to Mulder's pursuits. [More]

Starring: David Duchovny, Gillian Anderson, Amanda Peet, Billy Connolly

Starring: David Duchovny, Gillian Anderson, Amanda Peet, Billy Connolly, Xzibit, Callum Keith Rennie, Adam Godley, Alex Diakun, Nicki Lynn Aycox, Fagin Woodcock, Marco Niccoli, Carrie Ruscheinsky, Spencer Maybee, Veronika Hadrava, Denis Krasnogolov, Patrick Keating, Roger Horchow, Stephen E. Miller, Xantha Radley, Lorena Gale, Donavon Stinson, Dion Johnstone, Sarah-Jane Redmond, Christina D'Alimonte, Vanesa Tomasino, Luvia Petersen, Babs Chula, Marci T. House, J.P. Finn, Beth Siegler, Stacee Copeland, Tom Charron, Brent C.S. O'Connor, Annie Abbott, Matt Adler, Wendy Cutler, Holly Dorff, Nicholas Guest, Claudette Wells, Bridget Hoffman, Karen Huie, Rif Hutton, Terence Mathews, Bob Neill, Paul Pape, Angelo Vacco

Director: Chris Carter

Director: Chris Carter
Screenwriter: Chris Carter, Frank Spotnitz
Producer: Chris Carter, Frank Spotnitz
Distributor: 20th Century Fox

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A sloppy, second-rate entry in the catalog of standalone X-Files adventures.

Full Review Source: Washington Times | comment Comment
Aug 30, 2009
Sonny Bunch
Sonny Bunch
Washington Times

Leaves a trail of affecting impressions in its wake

Full Review Source: Slant Magazine | comment Comment
Aug 26, 2009
Fernando F. Croce
Fernando F. Croce
Slant Magazine

It was darker and murkier, and I didn't enjoy spending time with the characters, as I had on Friday nights more than ten years ago.

Full Review Source: 7M Pictures | comment Comment
Jan 15, 2009
Kevin Carr
Kevin Carr
7M Pictures

A handful of TV series have moved from lengthy small screen runs to the big screen; few can match The X-Files in consistent quality and ability to engage its audience.

Full Review Source: Apollo Guide | comment Comment
Jan 14, 2009
Brian Webster
Brian Webster
Apollo Guide

Only a fan would be inclined to tolerate this dunderheaded mystery.

Full Review Source: Chicago Reader | comment Comment
Dec 9, 2008
J. R. Jones
J. R. Jones
Chicago Reader
Top Critic IconTop Critic

Unfortunately for this movie, television has evolved well past this degree of silliness and spoon feeding, leaving our beloved X-Files in the vault. I wanted to believe it would be fun movie, but this was definitely time spent.

Full Review Source: Cinerina | comment Comment
Sep 8, 2008
Karina Montgomery
Karina Montgomery
Cinerina

X-Files: I Want to Believe %u2014 it's almost like a mantra that Chris Carter is trying to get the audience to hear. Say it enough times and they will believe. Well, that's not the case.

Full Review Source: The Scorecard Review | comment Comment
Aug 27, 2008
Jeff Bayer
Jeff Bayer
The Scorecard Review

The X-Files 2: I Want to Believe isn't a groundbreaking film by any stretch %u2014 but that it challenges the viewer to consider certain moral imperatives in a season devoted to films revolving around explosions and fart jokes makes it a daring pie

Full Review Source: Illinois Times | comment 3 Comments
Aug 17, 2008
Charles Koplinski
Charles Koplinski
Illinois Times

If you are going to go back to the 90s for source material, it had better come juiced with some modern day action.

Full Review Source: Spectrum (St. George, Utah) | comment Comment
Aug 11, 2008
Bruce Bennett
Bruce Bennett
Spectrum (St. George, Utah)

Carter has with The X-Files: I Want to Believe created a mediocre mystery that relies too frequently on coincidence and screenwriting convenience to elicit genuine interest, much less "belief" in its twists and turns.

Full Review Source: IGN Movies | comment 1 Comment
Aug 8, 2008
Todd Gilchrist
Todd Gilchrist
IGN Movies

There's a very strong spiritual underside to The X-Files: I Want to Believe. It gives the story a lot of emotional weight, while also making the creepy stuff that much more disturbing.

Full Review Source: Aisle Seat | comment Comment
Aug 6, 2008
Mike McGranaghan
Mike McGranaghan
Aisle Seat

Mulder and Scully are finally back on the case, but after six years apart, they could use a little platitude adjustment.

Full Review Source: Sci-Fi Weekly | comment Comment
Aug 2, 2008
Staci Layne Wilson
Staci Layne Wilson
Sci-Fi Weekly

It's like an especially gloomy episode of the series, stretched a bit too long. And we miss the ad breaks.

Full Review Source: Shadows on the Wall | comment Comment
Aug 1, 2008
Rich Cline
Rich Cline
Shadows on the Wall

This is essentially just a bog-standard (if slightly gruesome) thriller, but it's a treat to see Anderson and Duchovny together again and fans of the show won't be disappointed.

Full Review Source: ViewLondon | comment Comment
Aug 1, 2008
Matthew Turner
Matthew Turner
ViewLondon

The best thrillers dig deeper than this one does, as did the best of The X Files on TV before the series ran out of steam.

Full Review Source: This is London | comment Comment
Aug 1, 2008
Derek Malcolm
Derek Malcolm
This is London

A plot dug out of the serial-killer deep freeze.

Full Review Source: Financial Times | comment Comment
Aug 1, 2008
Nigel Andrews
Nigel Andrews
Financial Times

The movie works as a decent enough thriller, but lacks some of the X factor of the original series.

Full Review Source: Sun Online | comment Comment
Aug 1, 2008
Sun Online

As the famous theme tune is whistled over the opening credits, listen carefully and you may hear the gentle chime of ringing tills as Mulder and Scully return for a pointless cash-in on the TV series.

Full Review Source: Daily Mirror [UK] | comment Comment
Aug 1, 2008
Daily Mirror [UK]

It's lost its X-factor. I wanted to leave.

Full Review Source: Daily Mail [UK] | comment Comment
Aug 1, 2008
Christopher Tookey
Christopher Tookey
Daily Mail [UK]

This is less a case of The X Files and more like The Y Bother Files. Dull, dull, dull. Avoid.

Full Review Source: Heart 106.2 | comment Comment
Aug 1, 2008
Heart 106.2
 
 
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