Review of
Star
Trek Nemesis, DVD version
Five out of five stars
Despite the
plot being based on some premises that are questionable even for Star Trek,
this movie delivers. It opens with a violent coup taking place in the Romulan
Empire, with a human assuming the role of leader of the Romulans. That human is
most unusual, leading to anguish on the part of Captain Picard. One of the
brightest moments in the entire Star Trek movie series is when Riker and Troi have
a wedding ceremony. There is of course the humorous reference to the ceremony
being repeated on Betazed, where the participants are by tradition naked.
Interstellar war
between the Federation and the Romulan Empire looms and the Romulans are in
possession of an extremely deadly weapon that gives them the capability to win
that fight. In the tradition of Star Trek, the survival of the Federation is
based on the actions of the crew of the Enterprise.
The action is
dynamic and tense, the performances of the players are excellent, the final
confrontation has many unexpected aspects. In the tradition of “Star Trek: The
Wrath of Khan,” one of the major characters “dies” with the clear prospect of
somehow being reborn. That feature of the plot was something unnecessary to the
power of the movie. I enjoyed it, even when I found an aspect frivolous or
absurd.
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