Speaking as a student of IRL "X-Files," the movie takes extensive liberties with the reported facts of the case, but ironically enough, in so doing, it conveys the SPIRIT of the whole affair that much better. It helps that Richard Gere, Laura Linney, Will Patton and Alan Bates all deliver excellent performances, as characters who are all suffering from some degree of PTSD, and the visuals and soundtrack are so rich that they practically qualify as their OWN character.