Review of Star Trek: Insurrection (1998) by Stefan G — 18 Nov 2014

The previous film was quite entertaining, but this film felt more like an extended episode of Star Trek: The Next Generation, which itself seems weird because this film was released four years after the show finished.

Even though the story feels like an overextended TV episode, there are some good qualities about this movie, such as the performance of its starring cast, including Patrick Stewart, whose sublime acting saves this movie from the bowels of mediocrity.

The film itself has very good production values, and the visuals and special effects are very eye-catching. However, there doesn't seem to be a lot of excitement coming from this film. Much of it is talking spread out through its fairly unimaginative story, and while there is some very good acting, it's the pacing that proves to be somewhat problematic.