Review of Star Trek: Nemesis (2002) by Herbert O — 06 Jan 2009

Exciting and enjoyable. The crew of the Enterprise show their strength in this one by being attacked on all fronts. Facing a Picard clone as their enemy and a stronger ship they must pull out all the stops in a relentless battle that will determine the fate of the Enterprise crew.

Shinzon makes a worthy villian who only can be matched in cunning and sheer nerve by Captain Picard who is in fact who the villian is cloned after. His creepy viceroy makes an interesting extra baddy who can get into Troi's mind taking the personal battle to even deeper depths.

Featuring the Romulans prominently for the first time in a Star Trek movie is a clever move in that it keeps it original and interesting. Not being the same old villians adds an intrique factor in that anything can go. And anything does as seen in the spectacular battle seen where Picard flies the Enterprise literally into Shinzon's ship in a cold manuever only to be matched when Shinzon goes into reverse in an equally cold move.

Filled with little moments such as the wedding of Riker and Troi (long awaited) and seeing Guinan (Whoopi Goldberg) again as well as the introduction of B-4 the prototype to Data and Lore all add up to make a nice final bow for the Next Generation crew (if it is their final bow - I tend to hope it is not).

One of the best in the series which fits with the even numbered Star Trek films, it has memorable moments (like Geordi and Data's eye contact before Data jumps into space) and humorous ones and the whole film adds up to be an exilirating, fast-paced, good plotted film that makes you want to watch it again.