Yawn. Poorly Filmed Snooze Fest.

Sadly Over-hyped

If the ambition is to provide two hours of instantly forgettable, popcorn-munching escapism, it succeeds.

The acting in this movie is really good.

All Star Trek movies are the same and very boring. Some characters are even very annoying. The subject is always the same, only the names of the planets, the solar or galactic systems and the new characters differ. In fact, every time you see the same movie, the same special effects which are not great ("2001: A Space Odyssey" made by Kubrick in 1968 is much more avant-garde and spectacular...), the actors, except for Patrick Stewart who is acceptable, they do not excel with anything, all of it is of a mediocre level. Ron Perlman (behind a mask again) and Tom Hardy are OK. Without costumes and without makeup, Star Trek movies would be of no value at all. I understand why Nicholas Meyer refused to direct this one after he was denied to rewrite the script. Even the music of Jerry Goldsmith is upsetting, annoying.

The Enterprise is in Romulan space where it encounters Shinzon, a clone of Jean-Luc Picard with destruction of the Federation on his mind.In what is the last, to date, cinematic outing of the TNG cast, some interesting ideas are put forward about brotherhood and family, leading to what is effectively a farewell to this iteration of Star Trek. And it's a suitable farewell as far as Picard, Ryker, Troi and Data are concerned: Worf, Crusher and LaForge get shorter shrift.Star Trek's science has never been in tune with, like, actual science, but there is a woeful slip-up here when one spaceship, having entangled with another in a nose-to-nose collision, reverses out of the entanglement. No, sorry chaps, zero gravity doesn't work like that: both ships would have to reverse, otherwise they stay entangled.It's interesting to see Tom Hardy in a major role before his star was properly in the ascendant. He's certainly a commanding on-screen presence, although I'm not sure the conflicted Shinzon comes across as sympathetically as was intended. And I'm not sure the part is ideally suited to Hardy's strengths as an actor, either.But the Star Trek movies have always been a mixed bag, and this is no exception.

I watched this movie again for the first time since seeing it in the theater more than a decade ago. It holds up quite well. If you're a Star Trek fan, and especially if you're a TNG fan, this movie will sit well with you. It has some interesting plot devices... one of which is what would you be like if your environment growing up was different from the one you experienced? You can judge a criminal for their acts, but what if you were in their shoes? An interesting idea fleshed out nicely in this film. Highly recommended! I grew up with TOS, but TNG is probably my favorite iteration of Star Trek. The cast and writing is top notch. The movie is well acted, well written, and satisfies. I was surprised the TNG movies generally received average reviews. They're great Star Trek movies!

There has been a coup on Romulus. Shinzon (Tom Hardy) is the new Praetor. He's a Reman which is a lower lesser-known species of the Romulan society. The Enterprise crew is on their way to Betazed for Riker and Deanna Troi's wedding. They are sidetracked by the discovery of a basic Data android. Then Enterprise is ordered to Romulus on a diplomatic mission. Shinzon turns out to be a failed Romulan clone of Picard who was abandoned on Remus. Shinzon proposes peace with the Federation.It's just so dreary and dull. It starts with an intriguing coup on Romulus but it dives right into the Next Generation camp. It takes away all the tension and it continues to drain away as the movie relies mostly on talking. There are some interesting ideas as always in a Star Trek movie. However, the first half is unbearably slow and boring. Shinzon is an intriguing villain but this is one of the lesser Star Trek movies.