Michael Tolkin (The Player) takes New Age sensibilities and mixes it with Christian apocalyptic concepts and comes up with a confused, illogical tale about a former sexual deviant who converts and then has her faith challenged by the end of the world. Tolkin's version of Christianity is a mash of random spiritual gunk that will flummox most people who have actually read the Bible. While the film offers some concepts a Christian would embrace, these good points drown in a sea of theological nonsense.

As a film this is oddly paced and trips over itself. By the time the final act comes along the film has stumbled so many times it has lost any momentum. In addition, Mimi Rogers is an uncharismatic lead and gives a wooden performance. Her silted line readings flattens her scenes and makes this movie seem a lot longer than it actually is.

Don't let the title fool you, this is not a Christian film. For all of you who could care less if it is a Christian film I also advise that you should avoid this because it just a poorly made film.


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Labels: apocalypse, David Duchovny, film, Mimi Rogers, movie review, Will Patton

Hey, someone pulled the X Files out of storage.

Every nerd in their late thirties, early forties is all giddy now.

For all of you kids out there, X Files was essentially the Star Trek of Generation X...you know, Generation X? No...they're the middle management people at work - the ones who are grown adults and have kids but still play video games and still think they have a clue...right, them. Well, this show sold a large amount of marketing crap at Barnes and Noble and was called a "phenomena" a couple times by Newsweek.

In truth, the show was good but not great (except three or four episodes). The show failed to translate to the big screen and suffered a sputtering, miserable death after its lead, David Duchovny, left the show to start a not wildly successful film career.

The fans of the show will be excited. Beyond them, they're going to have to reestablish an wide audience for this. People know the name and know the faces, but can that many people still remember too much about the show to drag themselves to the multiplex? I've been wrong before but looking at this trailer, its not dramatic enough to make me want to see it. I imagine that will be the case for others as well.

Let me know what you think about this. Is this something you're really interested in seeing?




Screenwriters: Frank Spotnitz and Chris Carter
Director: Chris Carter (The X Files)
Actors: David Duchovny (The Rapture), Gillian Anderson (The House of Mirth), and Amanda Peet (Identity)

Labels: Amanda Peet, David Duchovny, film, Gillian Anderson, movie review