Like Mulder and Scully, you will need to piece together the movie's events to explain the why and how of the abductions (at least the how). Unlike the series, loose ends are tied up to explain the connection between Father Joe's visions and the abductions. What Janke and his partner are up to is — while not the most intriguing X-file case out there — still bizarre and grotesque and worthy of your time, even if you decide to wait for the DVD. Should you see it in the theater, make sure to stay past the credits; there is a little scene hinting at further X-files to come. You just need to believe.
"A sinister cabal of superior writers."
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Article comments
1 - Buck
Good thoughtful review.
2 - ILoz Zoc
Thanks Buck. It helps a lot when I have a good film to review. Of course, I can get pretty cheeky with a bad film, which can be rather fun.
3 - kathy1013
Thank you so much for this insightful and fair review for "I Want to Believe." You nailed it. Five minutes before reading your piece I had responded to another ridiculous review by someone who called the film a "flop" and I was really wondering if we had seen the same film. Your review was a breath of fresh air and I appreciate you looking deeper beyond the lack of explosions and flying cars to see what this movie really is, a very thought-provoking and intelligent movie that displays all the good things that made The X-Files the phenomenon that it was and is. We fans got it. But it has been painful watching so many critics miss the whole point and even viciously attack this film for not being what they thought it should be. Thanks again for not jumping on the bandwagon and for giving us an intelligent and thoughtful review.