Friday, 9 May 2014

Balancing act

The X-Files (1998)

Directed by Rob Bowman this film based on the television series of the same name stars Gillian Anderson and David Duchovny. Our heroes are plunged into conspiracy after the bombing of a government building.

Fitting in a film between two seasons of a television show and keeping it open to new viewers is no easy task but the film here just about pulls it off which is pretty impressive. Compared to some of the two and three part arcs in the show this may not be one of the best mythology arcs to come out of The X-Files but it is still highly entertaining. What is done well is using the extra budget to allow for some much larger set pieces that bring a bigger sense of scale than you would get usually.


4/5

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