I Don't Want To Believe

Oh. Dear. No.

What was Chris Carter thinking? I know the latest X-Files movie wasn't going to be a part of the huge mythology... but I was at least hoping for a decent movie in itself!

What do all episodes of the actual series have? Some major paranormal component (except for some episodes which just had lots of long shots that were meant to be meaningful but were just boring). The paranormal here? Billy Connelly. That's about it. And the big conspiracy... what a freaking waste of time! This isn't X-Files. It's barely even a cop show episode.

It is, however, whiny. As the entry's FAQ puts it, it's a Shipper episode. And how. This also makes it really boring. Does Chris Carter think we want to know about the in depth relationships of characters that haven't been on screen for six years? (And it really only makes sense to those that have been watching the series. I don't know if anyone who hasn't seen the show has seen this, but I doubt they would get a good impression of it.)

David's... aged a bit, the face is showing the pounds. Gillian's still looking good. There are many in-joke references scattered throughout, although the clumsiest is what they try to imply with the Presidents' pictures. We have to wait a long time for one character, and then it's only a cameo, bit of a waste. As as for "new boy" Billy... interesting character choice, but the movie can't be faulted for making the character story subtle.

I did get a laugh when watching the end credits, and I am nearly tempted to go back and rewatch the series... but this also reminds me that many episodes I don't want to rewatch. This movie should only be seen by die-hard shipper X-Files fans, and for the rest of us... eh, it's already fallen off the IMDB front page, and for understandable reasons.

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