I have been waiting for this film anxiously since the film was announced. After a ten year run  "The X Files" is  one of the best television shows that I have seen, with the addition of "Lost" of course. The first  thing that I wanted to know was the release day. To my surprise it was Summer 2008. I was skeptical about the film being released in the Summer. As many people know the Summer is for films with tremendous production budgets, big explosions, and unbelievable special effects these characteristics are just not part of this film.

With that in mind, I embarked on my own mysterious search for the truth.  As a fan of the show, I was pleased with this movie since Chris Carter and his team brought back the mystery, the writing  and messages of believing, that only "The X Files"  brought for many years to me and many people around the world. It has been six years since the last episode and it was rewarding to see Fox Mulder and Dana Scully back together in a mysterious investigation combining the paranormal with the real world.

This film plays very similar to an extended "The X Files" regular episode, and it still has plenty of intelligent writing, strong performance, mystery and tension that makes this show a classic. No big explosions not unbelievable special effects, just pure mystery and tension.  Chris Carter kept the essence of what the show is about.  It brings enough material to appreciate once more the chemistry between David Duchovny and  Gillian Anderson performing these characters. Mulder still thinks about his sister and Scully stills argues with Mulder about faith and believe in the paranormal world.   

Many people will criticize this film, because it doesn't present anything new. It  is the same concept, but for me "The X Files: I Want to Believe" was not about bringing anything new to the table. It was more about keeping the concept and not disappointing the millions of fans around the world.

There is no doubt that is going to be tough for this film to make a big splash at the box office. Maybe a November or December release  would have helped the film make some noise at the box office.  I want to believe that is going to be a hit, because regardless of the fact that Chris Carter did not brought anything new to the table with this film, I still want more "X Files" films.

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