I love this movie so much

It is a performances centric movie

Good movie but grossly overrated

An old-fashioned movie made with new-fashioned finesse.

This is the 8th Star Trek movie and 2nd one featuring the Next Generation crew, after this one there are 2 more (Insurrection & Nemesis) featuring the same crew before Star Trek takes a bit of a cinematic break and we finally get our epic reboot in 2009.That aside, sadly this is the only great movie that ever came of Next Generation. Also sad is that none of the other series ever received a film.All that aside, this film is great as it is a very well rounded experience with some good acting performances and a well rounded plot that is both emotional and features some intense action sequences. Nothing feels forced and the set pieces do not come from a mile away.It is also worth noting that the sound track in this film is really great and especially the background music when the borg are on screen really hits the mark of perfection.It is just a shame they were not able to achieve this level of quality in terms of writing and directing on the following 2 next Generation films.

This movie spent a lot of time making fun of the idol-worship of Zefram Cochran as the man who changed history. Yet this is exactly how those who love Sci-Fi, and many more who love space exploration, feel while hoping for that moment (impossible as it may be) when a person from our Earth travels faster than light. I venture to say that like me, many have pictured themselves in that role and in all that would follow it, including the possibility that it would bring about a first contact with an alien species. So who among us can resist a movie about this very thing. True, the movie diluted the moment of achieving FTL with the simultaneous battle on the Enterprise. It chose instead to celebrate the moment of first contact with pomp and emotional music. Perhaps that is more appropriate.The movie had some great acting from several people. The tension between Lilly and Picard was excellent. Patrick Stewart delivered some great lines during Picard's confrontation with Lilly. Stewart would go on soon after this to play Ahab on TV. Frakes direction was solid although as Riker he seemed to have that grin of his a few times too many. And the score behind the picture was great, and at crucial moments moving.

This movie is the eighth of the franchise. It has two great points: the excellent performance of Patrick Stewart and an interesting and entertaining script that shows us how was the first contact of the human race with beings from another planet, as well as the way the Warp engine was invented. The film moves between drama and comedy in a very elegant and pleasant way, with some well-thought-out humor and excellent dramatic scenes. The use of good special effects and CGI brightened the movie without losing focus. There are many sci fi movies that get all the special effects available and forget the story, but that did not happen here. Stewart was exceptional, probably getting one of his best performances in the role of Captain Picard. James Cromwell gave birth to Warp's father, Zefram Cochran, who appears to be some sort of rebel and alcoholic scientist. I confess that I enjoyed the performance of the actor but, in fact, I couldn't like his character.

A good follow-up film to Generations. For first time viewers: you do not have to watch Generations to know what is going on in First Contact but it would help you to know Picard's history with the Borg (although Picard does briefly explain it in this film).The Borg is out to assimilate and go back to the 21st century in order to alter the course of history, to stop Earth's first contact with intelligent alien life. The enterprise gets caught up in the shockwave of the Borg's time travel and end up in the 21st century with some of the Borg on the Enterprise. The captain and crew must stop the Borg from assimilating the crew and make sure the first contact happens for the Earthlings with the aliens (Vulcans).Excellent film for sci-fi and Star Trek fans. Well worth watching.10/10