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In grand The X-Files tradition, the film's storyline is being
kept under wraps, known only to top studio brass and the
project's principal actors and filmmakers. This much can be
revealed: The supernatural thriller is a stand-alone story in the
tradition of some of the show's most accled and beloved
episodes, and takes the always-complicated relationship between
Fox Mulder (Duchovny) and Dana Scully (Anderson) 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. Months after
shooting had wrapped, Carter remained as circumspect about the
story as he was during its development and production. "Mulder
and Scully are drawn back into the world of the X-Files by a
case," is all he'll add about the plot. Perhaps more clues...to
something....can be found in the film's title. "I Want to
Believe" is a familiar phrase for fans of the series; it was the
slogan on a that Mulder had hanging in his office at the
FBI. "It's a natural title," says Chris Carter. "It's a story
that involves the difficulties in mediating faith and science. It
really does suggest Mulder's struggle with his faith." Carter is
much more revealing about his goals for the film. "Simply put, we
want to e the pants off of everyone in the audience," he
says. While the scale and inherent in the medium of film
allowed the filmmakers to take the story and characters where the
show couldn't go, Carter says THE X-FILES: I WANT TO BELIEVE also
marks a return to the series' roots, when it was the lone beacon
on television for fans of thrillers, supernatural tales, and of
horror stories. "The film encompasses all the best things people
loved about the show. It's y, creepy, and has a good mystery.
With The X-Files, we often ed people by what they didn't
show, and we use that device for the movie." Adds writer-producer
Frank Spotnitz: "I think the best part of The X-Files was that it
could make you afraid of anything. They didn't tell typical
horror stories or adhere to popular genre conventions. And this
movie is in that tradition of showing things that you would not
see in most y movies." Unlike the first The X-Files motion
picture, released in 1998, Carter and Spotnitz's story for THE
X-FILES: I WANT TO BELIEVE does not require audiences to
understand the series' complex mythology that stretched across
its nine seasons on the air. "The first movie was kind of an epic
episode of the show, but THE X-FILES: I WANT TO BELIEVE is a
real, stand-alone movie," explains Carter. "If the show hadn't
existed, this is a story that still would have found its way to
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The feature film The X-Files: I Want to Believe is a satisfying
if unspectacular installment in the X-Files series, taking place
an unspecified time after the show's nine-year television run.
Former agent Dana Scully (Gillian Anderson) is now a doctor,
while Fox Mulder (David Duchovny) is being hunted by his former
agency and living in seclusion. He and Scully are summoned back
by a case involving a missing agent and a former priest (Billy
Connolly) who cls to be able to see clues to the agent's
whereabouts psychically, though his initial search turns up only
a severed limb. Don't expect the usual cast of characters; the
FBI has completely turned over (except for the George W. Bush
portrait), and the only reason Scully and Mulder are back is
because agent Dakota Whitney (Amanda Peet) remembers his success
on similar cases involving the unexplainable. Don't expect the
same rogues' gallery either; unlike the previous X-Files feature
film, which was inextricably linked to the series' convoluted
mythology arc (and served as a bridge between the fifth and sixth
seasons), I Want to Believe is a stand-alone piece that makes use
of the series' roots in horror/sci-fi and moody Vancouver, B.C.,
locales. Also unlike the previous film, which was almost
self-consciously for the big screen, this film is on a
smaller scale, like a double-length episode of the series. But
it's still a good reminder of the creepy vibe that hooked fans
for years. And the relationship between Mulder and Scully? It
seems to have resumed pretty much where it left off, at least
when you take into account the long period of separation. But
stick around for the end-credit sequence to take in all the
possibilities for the future. --David Horiuchi
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Stills from The X-Files: I Want to Believe (Click for larger
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