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Article: FAITH IN MULDER AND SCULLY HELPS CARRY 'X-FILES'.(LA.COM)
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- Daily News (Los Angeles, CA)
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- July 25, 2008
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Byline: Bob Strauss
Film Critic
The second "X-Files" movie's agenda is right there in its subtitle: "I Want to Believe." Still, the nature of this top-secret project should come as a surprise to most everyone.
A dark, wintry meditation on faith and forgiveness, the new film all but ignores the alien incursions and government conspiracy plot lines that fueled the TV series from 1993 to 2002. This one, written by "Files" creator Chris Carter (who also makes his feature directing debut) and longtime co-producer Frank Spotnitz, is as much a brainy domestic drama as it is a stand-alone just slightly sci-fi thriller.
It takes some daring risks involving sexuality, ...
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