Review of Star Trek: Nemesis (2002) by Maineutral R — 26 Jan 2014

Star Trek VI was an epic finale to the original crew. Nemesis represents the finale of the Next Generation crew, and it isn't as epic. But, while many see Nemesis as the second worst Star Trek movie, I see it as a reliable and a not-so-bad Star Trek movie. But why was it so panned when it came out?

Well, maybe because as an ending, it's a bit weak. Doesn't have much emotional resonance, we don't see that far of the characters after the climax, the story never lives up to its potential, or perhaps they felt Star Trek already ran its course. Maybe, it just needed a break. Whatever the reasons, it's understandable, but Nemesis is a pretty decent action flick with very worth-seeing stuff. I liked the action scenes, specially the final act, which I actually thought was pretty damn good for an epic finale, but the epilogue scene just didn't give the same result. The sacrifice of Data was also something I liked and even felt; even if there's not much echo of it a scene after. And well, Tom Hardy is an interesting villain here. When it comes to Star Trek, the music is always to admire. Jerry Goldsmith comes back for his last Star Trek film, and it's in my opinion his best score on Star Trek, and yes, his fantastic theme is here again. Thank you, Jerry, for consistency.

Star Trek Nemesis isn't a good finale, but as a movie, it's pretty decent. Manages to have some good B-movie charms, terrific action scenes and it's highly entertaining. It's not a great goodbye, but maybe that's for the best at this point, as the saga would take a break and return in 2009, and a sequel to that movie in 2013...these movies should also be revisited here, later...

In the meantime, Nemesis is a likeable movie, just not loveable or special in comparison to other Trek movies. Remember, there's always The Final Frontier to remind you how low Star Trek can boldly go.