Not a fan of the show, but I liked this movie. Yeah, I didn't expect that either . . .
What surprised me the most is that you don't need any knowledge of the TV series - highly serialized as it is - to fully absorb the film; it stands completely on its own. We get everything we need to know just from Mulder's melancholy in a bar, and then we're off to Conspiracy Land.
And this rabbit hole goes deep, keeping our FBI heroes in near-constsnt peril even as the bureau is looking to hang them out to dry. The film starts off on a delightfully creepy note, and the locations (Texas especially) feel authentic. The sense of locale really comes through here.
What also comes across extremely well is the chemistry between Duchovny and Anderson. These characters share a distinct past (even if you haven't seen the show) and you really do root for them to get clear of this. This is not an easy thing to pull off, especially for a movie that follows five seasons of TV. That is indeed impressive.
What surprised me the most is that you don't need any knowledge of the TV series - highly serialized as it is - to fully absorb the film; it stands completely on its own. We get everything we need to know just from Mulder's melancholy in a bar, and then we're off to Conspiracy Land.
And this rabbit hole goes deep, keeping our FBI heroes in near-constsnt peril even as the bureau is looking to hang them out to dry. The film starts off on a delightfully creepy note, and the locations (Texas especially) feel authentic. The sense of locale really comes through here.
What also comes across extremely well is the chemistry between Duchovny and Anderson. These characters share a distinct past (even if you haven't seen the show) and you really do root for them to get clear of this. This is not an easy thing to pull off, especially for a movie that follows five seasons of TV. That is indeed impressive.