X-Files: I Want To Believe

The truth is out there. I want to believe. Honestly, I really want to believe. And very honestly, I am disappointed by the mere fact that the something out there which Fox Mulder believes at the bottom of his heart, is still nowhere to be found or seen or heard.

It has been a while since the finale of the TV series X-Files. Now that it has moved to the big screen, I have an expectation of what I should find in the movie, X-Files: I Want To Believe. I was the biggest fan of X-files in the first 3 seasons. Thereafter, the scriptwriters became a little lax on the thrill and suspense factors.

Now, Dr. Dana Scully works in a children church-funded hospital while Fox Mulder is a stick in the mud who hides at the comfort of his home, collecting bits and pieces of information of any paranormal reports in the newspaper. The disappearance of an FBI agent and psychic vision of a pedophile convicted priest are all it takes for the FBI to request for the help of Fox in their investigation. Both ex-agents are back into the scene of investigating the unknown and unbelievable.

The plot fails to reach a climax. Despite all the mysteries, all the investigative work, all the subplots and signs, the truth is so mundane. I wouldn't even classified such a case as an X file, more fitted will be a case of over enthusiastic mad doctor playing god.

Rating: 3.5 of 5 fairy clouds.