Review of New Year's Day

I have to say up front that I was, am and always will be a huge fan of "The X-Files"... at least the first seven years(the last two were perfectly dreadful, IMHO). However, I am also a lifelong film fan. From that perspective I can say unequivocally that Henry Jaglom's "New Year's Day" is barely watchable(again, IMHO). Admittedly, a 28-year-old David Duchovny's film debut is a slight point of interest, and his brief full frontal nudity scene a guilty pleasure for any number of females (myself included; to be honest, it's just about the only thing that made me rate this movie as high as a 2, lol). However,even that is not enough to make this movie worth the excruciating time it would take to sit through it. Jaglom, rest his soul, was well-known for self-promotion, and for talking viewers to death in his work. That is painfully evident here. As for Duchovny, to this day I consider him a better writer than actor, though I did and do love him as Mulder, as Jake in "Red Shoe Diaries" and as Dennis/Denise in "Twin Peaks". Beyond those roles, however, none of his films have impressed me that much, and his first effort is no exception. Maggie Jacobsen(later Wheeler, who had a recurring role on "Friends")was pleasantly watchable, but she could not save this mess of a motion picture. If seeing Duchovny's goods is all that interests you, still shots from this film are obtainable on the Net; don't bother sitting through this turkey otherwise. And unless you are a die-hard Jaglom fan the same holds true: don't waste your time.