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The X-Files: I Want to Believe Reviews

The X-Files: I Want to Believe

Overview


Genre :

Sci-Fi, Mystery

Release Date :

July 25, 2008

MPAA Rating :

PG-13

Director :

Chris Carter

Starring :

David Duchovny, Gillian Anderson, Amanda Peet, Xzibit, Billy Connolly, Callum Keith Rennie, Adam Godley

REVIEWS RATE:  Critics  Nothing's perfect, but it's worth seeing.    Readers  5 of 5 [Rate It]

2 of 4

“..The X-Files: I Want to Believe lacks big ideas, meaningful character interaction, and a sense of energy..”
by James Berardinelli [Reelviews]
Review rate : C-

“..plodding supernatural thriller..”
by Alex Markerson [E! Online]
1.5 of 4

“..Low in budget, inspiration and excitement..”
by Colin Covert [Minneapolis-St. Paul Star Tribune]
Review rate : C+

“..like a pretty good season finale rather than a big-screen triumph..”
by Travis Nichols [Seattle Post Intelligencer]
3 of 5

“..it's good to see Mulder and Scully back, even though they haven't quite brought their best with them..”
by David Mercier [FilmJudge]
1.5 of 5

“..inexcusably dull and completely unnecessary retread of a film..”
by Chris Barsanti [Filmcritic.com]
2 of 4

“..Gloomy and serpentine..”
by Steven Rea [Philadelphia Inquirer]
2 of 4

“..fatally flawed..”
by Duane Dudek [Milwaukee Journal Sentinel]
“..Baggy, draggy, oddly timed and strangely off the mark..”
by Manohla Dargis [NY Times]
2.5 of 4

“..an okay thriller whose influences will be all-too clear to b-movie buffs..”
by Maitland McDonagh [TV Guide]
2 of 4

“.."The X-Files: I Want to Believe" is atmospheric and moves briskly..”
by Lou Lumenick [New York Post]
2.5 of 4
Reviewed by Michael Machosky [Pittsburgh Tribune-Review]
2.5 of 4
Reviewed by Bob Strauss [LA Daily News]
2 of 4
Reviewed by Claudia Puig [USA Today]
Reviewed by Mick LaSalle [San Francisco Chronicle]

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