Directed by:
Rob BowmanScreenplay:
Chris CarterCinematography:
Ward RussellComposer:
Mark SnowCast:
David Duchovny, Gillian Anderson, John Neville, William B. Davis, Martin Landau, Mitch Pileggi, Jeffrey DeMunn, Blythe Danner, Terry O'Quinn (more)VOD (2)
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When a terrorist bomb destroys a building in Dallas, Texas, FBI Agents Fox Mulder and Dana Scully are drawn into a dangerous conspiracy surpassing anything they've ever encountered. With the dubious assistance of a paranoid doctor. Mulder and Scully risk their careers and their lives to hunt down a deadly virus which may be extraterrestrial in origin - and could destroy all life on earth. Their pursuit of truth pits them against the mysterious Syndicate, powerful men who will stop at nothing to keep their secrets safe, leading the agents from the cave in Texas, to the halls of the FBI, and finally to a secret installation in Antarctica which holds the greatest secret of all. (official distributor synopsis)
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It's actually a long episode of the series and unfortunately (whether you're a fan or not) almost from the beginning you know or at least think you know what's going on and what is going to happen. This is a bit of a shame, because otherwise, everything is good. David Duchovny and Gillian Anderson are even excellent, and a number of scenes have such good atmosphere that one does not even think about if and where they have seen anything similar.
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It's actually a longer episode where the creators try to explain the whole huge conspiracy, but actually nothing changes with this film and it still remains that the truth is out there somewhere and it needs to be constantly discovered and revealed. A very pleasant bonus for fans, and a pretty decent sci-fi with aliens for a regular viewer.
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About a month ago I resumed my attempt at watching the entire series, and after the fifth season I got to the first feature film, which I had watched once a long time ago and didn’t remember anything about it. I was quite surprised at how watchable it is, even for people unfamiliar with the series. It works as a standalone conspiracy sci-fi film and also as a deepening of the existing mythology. But I think the two protagonists behave a little differently than they were behaving at that stage of the series, though it’s not a big deal.
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Considering that this feature length adventure with Mulder and Scully arrived after many delays and at a time when, after five seasons, it had set out on its highway to hell, its quality really is a very pleasant surprise. Even the conspiracy theories work to a certain extent and you don’t really need to know your way round the series’ mythology. But still, instead of running around chasing little green men, I’m pretty sure most viewers would have welcomed some self-standing case free of all of that larking about with conspiracies.
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Excellent. Now I understand why this movie caused such a stir at the end of the millennium. It answers, shows and shocks. Unlike some of the last episodes (of season five) of the series, it grabs the viewer at the very beginning and doesn’t let go until the very end. Powerful locations, an excellent plot, excellent actors in the leading roles. I got precisely what I had hoped for.
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