Review of Star Trek: Generations (1994) by Dick P — 27 Dec 2009

Urgh. I don't remember this being so.... dull. The meeting of the two captains, Kirk and Picard, however unlikely, should have been a celebration, or at least dramatically involving. But the plot device of The Nexus, which the film hinges around but which itself only exists for fifteen minutes, is dreary, restless, boring.

None of the supporting cast have anything of significance to add (Data's 'arc' - experiencing human emotions - peers dangerously close to parody and sits at odds with the rest of the film) and the baddie, a scenery-chewing Malcom McDowell, is neither hissable nor sympathetic, basically a waste of space.

Newcomers to the series will be baffled, Trekkies will be groaning from all the plot holes, contrivances and appalling lack of Trek continuity and casual fans will likely be turned off for good. This is a below-average TNG episode padded out with appalling humor and godawful exposition.

Pass.