Star Trek: Insurrection Review

by Tim Voon (stirling AT netlink DOT com DOT au)
January 1st, 1999
STAR TREK: INSURRECTION 1998
    A film review by Timothy Voon
    Copyright 1998 Timothy Voon
    3 out of 4 for the crew of the Enterprise

Starring: Patrick Stewart, Jonathan Frakes, Brent Spiner, LeVar Burton, Michael Dorn, Gates McFadden, Marina Sirtis, F. Murray Abraham. Screenplay: Michael Piller.
Director: Jonathan Frakes.

There are those of you who will whinge about the fact that INSURRECTION, is just as ordinary as another episode of the successful STTNG franchise. There will be unfair comparisons made to the previous, likely to be more successful, well made, FIRST CONTACT. All of the above may be true, but this is still an enjoyable movie to watch. Then there are those who will complain about the lack of action or special effects. My reply would be, if you want to see special effects visit George Lucas, if you want something more thoughtful and evenly paced, watch STTNG. It is true that the tension is not as great as in FIRST CONTACT, but hey, you can't have a Borg in every movie, and the lack of cliff hanger action is well compensated by light humour and character developments. The dependable cast is a joy to watch although visibly older - especially Counsellor Troi, but appearances are secondary - it's the characters we've come to watch. This movie is a team effort, with an almost even focus on each member of the original cast, unlike FIRST CONTACT, which belonged to Picard. Despite much criticism from others, this is still a fine movie in the vein of what we have come to love and enjoy about the hearty crew of the USS ENTERPRISE.

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