It’s unfortunate too, because the film makers were going for something that was a standalone story, not part of the ever popular alien mythology, but they missed the mark on this one because the story was weak, and the character development and plot line followed.

First off, it was hard to swallow Billy Connolly, a comedian who used to play a class teacher on a popular sitcom way back when, as a pedophile preacher who molested many young alter boys, and quite possibly the film’s villain until we find out who really dunnit. I couldn’t stop trying to separate his voice from the bad disguise they gave hime of a white haired wig and lots of facial hair, and kept sort of waiting for the punch line whenever he would utter his lines.

The dialogue was very weak at certain parts, almost cringe worthy, and a stab at political commentary goes awry in the middle of the movie as the camera goes to a picture of President Bush to a picture of J Edgar Hoover and the whistling X Files theme plays, with Scully and Mulder giving eachother a “knowing look”. My boyfriend and I looked at eachother as if we had just seen aliens crawl out of the screen, it was a poor attempt at humor, and went right over the audience’s head in my opinion.

Also, Gillian Anderson’s Scully seemed very out of character the whole movie. I mean, we know time has passed and she’s moved on and grown up more, but she acted very emotionally and agressively in some scenes which was not part of her developed persona on the show or in the first movie.

We also had a hard time with Mulder and Scully’s “love story”, because I liked when the chemistry was just a tease with them, and nothing actually ever happened. It’s like once they made that step, they can’t go back, and the mystery of the characters and their mutual independence that made them so interesting is gone.