i am upset to have to write this review because the X series has become one of my favorite in modern horror but this movie was plain bad. X and Pearl exceled in their unique plot, great pace, and decent writing. Maxxine had a terrible and drawn out pace, way too many toss away characters who didn't matter, and it jumped the shark in the plot. Maxine was a likable character in X, i felt her passion and her drive to get the life she deserved, now in Maxxine she was reduced to a Molly Sue. The ball was dropped in Maxxxine, her trauma was poorly displayed and she seemed to have no sympathy for her coworkers and friends who didn't survive the terror of Pearl and her husband in X. She was this typical Molly Sue who outsmarted everyone, got everything she wanted, and did not have to try for it. I can tell Mia Goth wrote all of Maxine's scenes and it shows. Maxine had gone from the disturbed small town girl desperate to be famous, to Goku.... terrible film