Star Trek: Nemesis

2002 "A generation's final journey begins."
6.4| 1h56m| PG-13| en
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En route to the honeymoon of William Riker to Deanna Troi on her home planet of Betazed, Captain Jean-Luc Picard and the crew of the U.S.S. Enterprise receives word from Starfleet that a coup has resulted in the installation of a new Romulan political leader, Shinzon, who claims to seek peace with the human-backed United Federation of Planets. Once in enemy territory, the captain and his crew make a startling discovery: Shinzon is human, a slave from the Romulan sister planet of Remus, and has a secret, shocking relationship to Picard himself.

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Actuakers One of my all time favorites.
Btexxamar I like Black Panther, but I didn't like this movie.
Aubrey Hackett While it is a pity that the story wasn't told with more visual finesse, this is trivial compared to our real-world problems. It takes a good movie to put that into perspective.
Raymond Sierra The film may be flawed, but its message is not.
jacobjohntaylor1 This a great movie. This is better then the TV show. This better then the first 9 Star Trek movies. This movie has a great story line. It also has great acting. It very fast past Star Trek IX is better. But still this a great movie. Star Trek into darkness is better. Star Trek beyond is also better. Still this a great movie. See it. It is an awesome.
TheLittleSongbird 'Star Trek: The Next Generation' may not be quite as influential or as ground-breaking as the original 'Star Trek' series (though it certainly has those elements), but quality-wise it is every bit as good with a few improvements.Of the four films based off 'The Next Generation', the only outstanding one is 'First Contact', which was also one of the best 'Star Trek' films, along with 'The Wrath of Khan', 'The Voyage Home' and 'The Undiscovered Country' (of the previous films) and a great film in general. 'Nemesis' is a long way from a terrible film, none of the 'Star Trek' films are even the often panned 'The Motion Picture' and 'The Final Frontier', but to me it is one of the weaker 'Star Trek' films overall along with 'The Final Frontier' and 'Insurrection', 'The Motion Picture' and 'Generations' are also frustratingly uneven efforts.There are certainly strengths here. Despite the sets being somewhat more basic compared to the other 'Next Generation' films and 'The Next Generation' series, though they don't look cheap just not as detailed or as elaborate, the cinematography is intimate, colourful, brooding and immersive in equal measure and the striking special effects will leave one in awe.Having Jerry Goldsmith on board for composer always promises much, seeing as Goldsmith was a personal favourite film composer of mine and some of the best 'Star Trek' music was penned by him, and the man doesn't disappoint, with a lot of rousing, foreboding and melancholic themes, varied textures and clever use of instrumentation. The action sequences are well choreographed and shot and among the more exciting of the 'Next Generation' films, especially the thrilling final battle.Most of the cast are good. Patrick Stewart has the lion's share of the material, and he is effortlessly commanding and brings much dignified gravitas, integrity, wry stoicism, a sense of fun, heart and a conflicted edge. Brent Spiner enjoys himself with neither his acting or material overdone as with the disastrous emotion-chip subplot in 'Generations', though some of his material doesn't add much at all and felt a little on the self indulgent side. Ron Perlman is suitably menacing, while Tom Hardy throws himself into his role of Shinzon and clearly did a lot to prepare himself for it.On the other, 'Nemesis' is badly let down by the script and story not being up to par. The script is one of the most stilted of all the 'Star Trek' films put together, and not only is it far too talky with some confusing gobbledegook techno-babble but it is rather poorly balanced and not particularly well focused, with some clumsy humour that often jarred.'Nemesis's' story very rarely compels outside of the action. Pacing is often pedestrian, especially in the first half which also had a very corny opening, and the whole film feels very tired and like, like 'Insurrection', a padded out two-parter of the series. There is nothing new or surprising, and there are parts that are pointless, could have gone into more detail or convoluted. The direction is uninspired.While the rest of the supporting do their best, their screen time is limited and uninteresting. In the previous two 'Next Generations' films it was understandable in the case of Jonathan Frakes as he was also director for those films, but here there was no excuse and it's the same for the rest of the cast. There definitely could have been more of the rest of the regular 'Next Generation' crew and the film could have been less villain-centric, Jonathan Frakes apparently thought this and am in complete agreement with him.In conclusion, not awful but 'The Next Generation' at its most flawed. 5/10 Bethany Cox
Rainey Dawn This movie isn't all that bad. It's not nearly as good as Generations or First Contact but I find it about as good as Insurrection. Similar to Insurrection, this film could have been cut down to the core of the matter at hand and trimmed from it's filler scenes then we would have a TV episode of The Next Generation.Will Riker and Deanna Troy finally get married. There is a new Romulan leader, Shinzon, that claims they want peace with Starfleet but it is a trick. Shinzon needs Picard to survive and it's up to Picard and crew to put an end to this. That about sums up this film.It is Star Trek entertainment that is a pretty good watch... just a bit better than Insurrection in my opinion.7/10
freemantle_uk Star Trek: Nemesis is the final film in the Star Trek film series to feature the Next Generation crew and due to it underperforming at the box office and with critics led to the JJ Abrams rebooted series.The Romulan Empire suffers political turmoil after a mysterious man called Shinzon (Tom Hardy) leads a coup and kills the Imperial Senate. This political turmoil leads to the Romulans to open negations with The Federation and The Enterprise is sent to meet the new leader. However this is all an elaborate plan by Shinzon to get Captain Picard (Patrick Stewart) into Romulan space and enact his revenge plan.Compared to other Star Trek films 'Nemesis' was a more troubled production - Nicholas Meyer, the director of 'Wrath of Khan' and 'The Undiscovered Country' was offered the directing gig but turned it down because could not have final say on the screenplay and Stuart Baird, editor of action films like the Lethal Weapon series, Superman and Demolition Man lobbied for the directing gig despite not being a Star Trek fan. LeVar Burton, Michael Dorn and Jonathan Frakes have all been critical about how the film turned out. As an end to the Next Generation run 'Nemesis' disappoints: it's certain like a fitting end like 'The Undiscovered Country' was.On its own terms as a standalone picture 'Nemesis' is a serviceable, if unremarkable sci-fi film. It starts out with promise after the political and there is an attempt to introduce ideas involving nature vs. nurture. The character of Shinzon is a dark reflection of Picard, a clone who was meant to replace Picard in a Romulan plot but ended up being raised in darkness and slavery, just like Bane in The Dark Knight Rises. One of the best scenes in the film was when Shinzon and Picard dine together and he tells about his childhood. Hardy was one of the best additions to the film and 'Nemesis' was meant to be big break - however it did not pan out that way.'Nemesis' mostly had a dark, grim look and tone, there are violent deaths like what happened to the Romulan Senate and Shinzon's childhood. However this was ruined by the films attempts at comedy when at the wedding and involving a prototype of Data, B4 (Brett Spiner). It did not match the tone that Baird set up. There was also a scene when one of the female characters has an horrific image in her head - a scene that was too dark for a Star Trek film.The action scenes were solid when on screen, there are strong shootouts and fights. The special effects were also strong particularly the final space battle between the Enterprise and Shinzon's ship.'Nemesis' is often despised by fans of Star Trek considering it one of the worst in the series and it is certainly in the lower half of the Star Trek films. But as someone who has a more causal view to the Star Trek franchise it's not that bad, just an unoriginal entry in the franchise. The Motion Picture and The Final Frontier are far worst.