The second theatrically released installment in the continuing story of the long running – and long cancelled – TV series.
We see the now retired Fox Mulder (a conspiracy nut, with no indication of whatever his new career might be, if any) and Dana Scully (a surgeon in a catholic hospital) dragged back into service when Fox’s special set of skills are called for.
I can’t bring myself to go on very long here, as this movie left me breathless with confusion. Not at anything that happened – it’s far less interesting than the first film – but trying to figure just what part of this production constitutes a goddamn movie.
This isn’t a movie.
This is a long episode from the TV series.
And not a very interesting episode.
*spoilers* There are no aliens. No shape shifters. Jack shit of anything really. Just a well explained nutter surgeon plying his trade. That’s it. *spoilers*
The performances are all good, and I enjoyed whatever this was, but it wasn’t a movie, and I suspect you’d hate the shit out of it for that.
Skip it. Download it. Watch it on TV. Whatever.
P.S. *spoiler* by far the most interesting thing to any old X Files fan is that Mulder & Skully get it on, and appear to live together. I know: WTF? *spoiler*