- Film Review
- Reviewed By Stella Papamichael
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2 out of 5
Chris Carter, the creator of the original TV series, is behind the camera for this second film spin-off, which comes a full ten years after the first big-screen adaptation. So you'd want to believe it was worth the wait. Sadly, legions of X-Files fans will more likely be dispirited. It's less fast-paced thriller, more plodding melodrama as former FBI spooks Mulder (David Duchovny) and Scully (Gillian Anderson) become distracted from their investigation of the mysterious abduction of a young agent and grapple with their own personal demons. Billy Connolly provides the only real intrigue as a psychic paedophile priest who has visions of the crime. However, conspiracy-philes will be most disappointed by the fact that Mulder and Scully don't have a sinister system to pit their wits against. Instead of a Cigarette-Smoking Man, there's a pen-pushing vicar (Adam Godley) and, soon enough, the dynamic duo are bickering about their relationship. Compared to the TV series, it all feels so small.
Plot Summary
Science-fiction thriller starring David Duchovny and Gillian Anderson. Former FBI operatives Mulder and Scully are reluctantly called back into service to investigate the case of a disgraced priest who claims to have psychic visions that will lead to a missing agent.
Cast and crew
Cast
- Fox Mulder
- David Duchovny
- Dana Scully
- Gillian Anderson
- ASAC Dakota Whitney
- Amanda Peet
- Father Joseph Crissman
- Billy Connolly
- Janke Dacyshyn
- Callum Keith Rennie
- Agent Mosley Drummy
- Xzibit
- Father Ybarra
- Adam Godley
- Gaunt man
- Alex Diakun
- 2nd victim
- Nicki Aycox
- Franz Tomczeszyn
- Fagin Woodcock
Crew
- Director
- Chris Carter
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