I was curious what you ...
Question: I was curious what you thought of the new
X-Files. Personally, I really liked it. I left the theater with a big smile on my face and I thought that David Duchovny and Gillian Anderson did a good job of representing Mulder and Scully as they might be six years later. Of course, it had its plot and editing missteps, but overall I was pleasantly surprised. After reading several poor reviews from critics and fans alike, it seems like there are a couple of sticking points that are really bugging people. One is that Scully is shown using Google to do medical research on novel stem-cell treatments. I agree this was totally ridiculous, but I don't think it was a deal breaker. The second was that Scully is somehow now a primary care physician/pediatric neurosurgeon/MD extraordinaire, despite her background in pathology. I don't get why people are surprised by this. It happened all the time on the series. Scully was always running around brandishing "I'm a medical doctor" like a sword, and was seemingly an expert on everything, not just pathology. To me, that wasn't a deal breaker either. Come on people, it's just a movie. What'd you think of the show's return to the big screen?
Answer: I think what you're describing is critical nitpicking and largely beside the point. It misses the big-picture problem that the movie simply lacked a pulse.
