Really Surprised!

good back-story, and good acting

There are moments that feel comical, some horrific, and some downright inspiring but the tonal shifts hardly matter as the end results come to a film that's perfect for this time.

Through painfully honest and emotional moments, the movie becomes irresistibly relatable

All Star Trek movies are the same and very boring. Some characters are even very annoying. The subject is always the same, only the names of the planets, the solar or galactic systems and the new characters differ. In fact, every time you see the same movie, the same special effects which are not great ("2001: A Space Odyssey" made by Kubrick in 1968 is much more avant-garde and spectacular...), the actors, except for Patrick Stewart who is acceptable, they do not excel with anything, all of it is of a mediocre level. Ron Perlman (behind a mask again) and Tom Hardy are OK. Without costumes and without makeup, Star Trek movies would be of no value at all. I understand why Nicholas Meyer refused to direct this one after he was denied to rewrite the script. Even the music of Jerry Goldsmith is upsetting, annoying.

The Enterprise is in Romulan space where it encounters Shinzon, a clone of Jean-Luc Picard with destruction of the Federation on his mind.In what is the last, to date, cinematic outing of the TNG cast, some interesting ideas are put forward about brotherhood and family, leading to what is effectively a farewell to this iteration of Star Trek. And it's a suitable farewell as far as Picard, Ryker, Troi and Data are concerned: Worf, Crusher and LaForge get shorter shrift.Star Trek's science has never been in tune with, like, actual science, but there is a woeful slip-up here when one spaceship, having entangled with another in a nose-to-nose collision, reverses out of the entanglement. No, sorry chaps, zero gravity doesn't work like that: both ships would have to reverse, otherwise they stay entangled.It's interesting to see Tom Hardy in a major role before his star was properly in the ascendant. He's certainly a commanding on-screen presence, although I'm not sure the conflicted Shinzon comes across as sympathetically as was intended. And I'm not sure the part is ideally suited to Hardy's strengths as an actor, either.But the Star Trek movies have always been a mixed bag, and this is no exception.

This film is the tenth of the franchise and marks the farewell of Patrick Stewart, and the end of a stage of this long franchise, which has never managed to match the quality and popularity of the series that gave rise to it. This film, like its predecessor, never surpasses the middleweight, with an uninteresting and forgettable script, something tiresome special effects and CGI and actors that do no more than comply with the minimum that is demanded to them. Stewart is the most outstanding actor, but he is not particularly brilliant in his participation, as also Brent Spiner. Perhaps its not the fault of these actors but the absolutely basic script and the undemanding direction of Stuart Baird. Anyway, this phase of the film franchise "Star Trek" ended without glory, but also without great shame.

It's difficult for a particular franchise of films to live on for an extended period of time, let alone a long TV series and 4 feature films. With uninspired direction and a gradually silly film, It seems that after 15 years, this iteration of the Enterprise crew just ran out of gas. Though 'Insurrection' did well at further developing the crew of the Enterprise, 'Nemesis' puts a heavy focus on its villain. This time played by newcomer (at the time) Tom Hardy. Hardy plays Shinzon, a mysterious character hell-bent on completing his Romulan mission with a background linked to Captain Picard himself. Although the dialogue isn't always the best, Hardy shows just how good of an actor he would become, especially up against someone as revered as Patrick Stewart.Director Stuart Baird supposedly had never seen an episode of The Next Generation, and the way he handled the direction and tone of this film definitely showed that lack of knowledge. I think his attempt at creating a story that felt very different from what came before is admirable, but too much liberties taken and you may have some upset fans.This also comes into play when you think about the strange inclusion of a brother to Data, and Shinzon being a clone of Picard. I didn't find either of those two story lines compelling, nor did it really bring anything new to that approach of storytelling. It's only when I watched the actors bring much more out of the dialogue that I realized there could have been something great here.If for anything else, Shinzon is an extremely active villain and Hardy doesn't waste the extra screen time, though I was a bit turned off by a unique communication device he uses early on in the film, seriously it's just uncomfortable (and not Star Trek at all) for the wrong reasons. With diminished screen time for the Enterprise crew, they barely leave the bridge, except for one out of place Mad Max style desert sequence. Nemesis is just one of those Star Trek films I can't seem to figure out. I can tell the franchise fatigue seemed to set in, but there's still plenty of good with the performances of the crew and the newcomer Tom Hardy.+Hardy showed promise+Picard and Data's performances-But their strange subplots were unnecessary-Director/writers uncomfortable plot choices5.4/10