I got into The X-Files pretty late. The series, not this movie. But, I still enjoyed what I saw. Despite my protestations about fantasy and sci-fi geeks (and if know anything about Concordia Seminary in St. Louis, you know exactly what I'm talking about), I do find "the unexplained" to be entertaining. Despite there not being an actual bigfoot or Loch Ness Monster, it makes for great storytelling.
To watch this movie, you don't really need to be a hard-core X-Files junkie. You just have to know how the series ended. I'm not publishing that here. Look it up. The storyline stands alone from the actual TV show (except for the ending part I just alluded to.) Actually, that's kinda not true. It doesn't make much sense for me to tell you that it's like watching one long episode if you've never seen an actual episode. That said, it's exactly that: Like watching one long episode.
Performance-wise, there's not much to tell. David Duchovny and Gillian Anderson played their characters as well as they did on the show. (Thus adding to that "one long episode" thing.) But, at least they looked interested in revisiting their characters.
The "that guy factor" was in full effect. The biggest one was Billy Connolly, as the priest. He's been in tons of stuff (rent Mrs. Brown for a great performance by him).
While this film is definitely not worth full-price admission ($9.25 in my case), it does have great attributes. One of the things I've pointed out in my movie reviews is the potential for discussion. This movie is loaded with it, especially for theologians or those who fancy themselves as that. Issues that the movie brings up are the nature of God, the nature of God's forgiveness, medical ethics, psychics and psychic phenomena, as well as a host of others.
There's really not much else to say. If you liked the show, you'll like this movie.
Acting: B
Directing: B
That Guy Factor: A-
Overall: B
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