The X-Files

Excellent. Now I understand why this movie caused such a stir at the end of the millennium. It answers, shows and shocks. Unlike some of the last episodes (of season five) of the series, it grabs the viewer at the very beginning and doesn’t let go until the very end. Powerful locations, an excellent plot, excellent actors in the leading roles. I got precisely what I had hoped for. (17/10/2009)

It's actually a long episode of the series and unfortunately (whether you're a fan or not) almost from the beginning you know or at least think you know what's going on and what is going to happen. This is a bit of a shame, because otherwise, everything is good. David Duchovny and Gillian Anderson are even excellent, and a number of scenes have such good atmosphere that one does not even think about if and where they have seen anything similar. (24/02/2018)

About a month ago I resumed my attempt at watching the entire series, and after the fifth season I got to the first feature film, which I had watched once a long time ago and didn’t remember anything about it. I was quite surprised at how watchable it is, even for people unfamiliar with the series. It works as a standalone conspiracy sci-fi film and also as a deepening of the existing mythology. But I think the two protagonists behave a little differently than they were behaving at that stage of the series, though it’s not a big deal. (14/07/2011)

As a standalone film, the first full-length adventure of the most amazing duo in FBI history is a great adventure experience, but it wasn't until I saw it as part of a larger whole that its brilliance fully conquered me. Almost immediately after the end of the fifth series, Fight the Future functions as a deep catharsis. Scully, just like Mulder, definitively carries the burden, the Syndicate reveals the origin of its operation, and in between the lines, the Truth we have been searching for all these years is hidden. The X-Files movies serve as a tribute to the series, a greeting to all the fans, but also as the best bait for future series. The heart of a true shipper couldn't be happier. (10/08/2010)

Considering that this feature length adventure with Mulder and Scully arrived after many delays and at a time when, after five seasons, it had set out on its highway to hell, its quality really is a very pleasant surprise. Even the conspiracy theories work to a certain extent and you don’t really need to know your way round the series’ mythology. But still, instead of running around chasing little green men, I’m pretty sure most viewers would have welcomed some self-standing case free of all of that larking about with conspiracies. (06/10/2007)