Akte X - Jenseits der Wahrheit

Also muss ich leider sagen, dass das Ende einer großen und phänomenalen Serie ziemlich enttäuschend ist. Schwer zu sagen, ob Chris Carter und Frank Spotnitz nach neun Staffeln der Serie ihren Biss verloren und um keinen Preis etwas wenigstens ein wenig originelles oder zumindest minimal episches herauspressen konnten (wie es beim ersten Akte-X Film der Fall war). Ich habe die Serie komplett gesehen und sie hat mich mindestens bis zur Hälfte wahnsinnig unterhalten, aber das hier ist nur noch ein schwacher Abklatsch, mit dem die Macher es offenbar zurück in Umlauf bringen wollten. Aber es ist nur ein lauer Misserfolg. Enttäuschend. (28.01.2013)

Ein ausgezeichneter Krimi mit mysteriösem Geschmack. Vielleicht würde er auch ohne Mulder und Scully funktionieren, mit ihnen ist er aber natürlich noch besser. Das, was mir beim ersten Akte X-Film gefehlt hat, gibt es hier. Die Geschichte sieht nicht mehr TV-mäßig aus, es handelt sich um eine hundertprozentige Filmgeschichte. Es gibt auch viele Überraschungen. Außer Gillian Anderson und David Duchovny habe ich mich auch sehr über Billy Connolly gefreut. (25.02.2018)

A pure gift for the fans, disguised as a movie that even uninformed or semi-informed individuals will appreciate. It will not be appreciated. Paradoxically, those who watched the series years ago and have it in their memory as a series of monster cases from forests, channels, or polar regions mixed with extraterrestrial chasing, will be the most disappointed. However, those who spent nine television seasons with Mulder and Scully and understand the bond they have developed, or references to William, will appreciate this winter odyssey more. The series offered several dark episodes where paranormal phenomena were not the central point of the script. But here, everything is two or three levels more personal. Thanks to that, the underrated film is not only a thrilling thriller but above all a mental cleansing for both main characters. In short, a (literal) wave to an unforgettable phenomenon, which the series undoubtedly deserved. It will be remembered beautifully. (10.10.2012)

I want to believe too, but this applies more to aliens than believing in butchers like this. This seemed to be one of the regular episodes of this series, the only difference being the longer running time and the resulting drawn out story that sometimes slipped, or rather kept on slipping away from the intended course of the plot. (16.11.2008)

A fair to middling relationship drama rudely grafted on to an ordinary and not particularly interesting episode that tries to prove that pedophilia is a virtue and that English is a beautiful language. Visually distinguishable from any other episode of the later series, but I have a weakness for snowy, Fargo-like backwaters, so that didn’t matter to me in the least. But Duchovny seemed like he didn’t know if he should act like good old Mulder or Hank Moody, and so he is neither. I’m not capable of objectively assessing Gillian’s performance, because I belong to the generation for whom The X-Files appeared on TV slap bang in the prime of my adolescence. Therefore her bosom and sex appeal are untouchable. Too bad that their “courting" scenes have completely disappears. Overall this is a boring affair about nothing that has a couple of excellent scenes (Scully visiting Connolly) and several lighter moments that work. Despite this, I didn’t leave the movie theater disappointed. Although I wasn’t totally satisfied either. Even so, I would welcome another, if possible higher quality, feature-length episode. Because the truth (and lots of God-chosen pedophiles) is still somewhere out there... (22.07.2008)