Review of Star Trek V: The Final Frontier (1989) by Tim M — 22 Feb 2015

This film feels odd in the original cast's movie series but it does build on the characters. The relationships are deepened and we see the crew as a "family" like we did in The Voyage Home. The Kirk-Spock-McCoy relationship is really shone along with background history to Spock and Bones. Scotty really shines this time around in that he saves the main trio twice. Also, Scotty has the biggest laugh of the film when he claims that he knows the ship like the back of his hand and then walks into a low beam knocking himself out.

The action scenes feel a bit forced as does some of the humor. There was a tired feel to the film in that no one seemed to want to fight very hard for anything.

One very good scene is when they are planning to cross the Great Barrier which has never been done and Kirk isn't sure and then his hand comes to rest on the wheel with the plaque that says "To Boldly Go Where No Man Has Gone Before". There were several other good moments and again the relationships really show up well in this making you like the crew even more.

All in all it is a decent film and progresses the characterizations of the crew. It could easily be left out of the series but it is a lot of fun with the crew - especially when they are all on shore leave at the beginning.