Rating of
2.5/4
"Star Trek: Insurrection" by Yojimbo
Yojimbo - wrote on 09/17/12
The crew of the Enterprise rebel against the federation when they discover a conspiracy to forcibly relocate an idyllic community in order to exploit their planet's unique natural resource. Following the triumph that was First Contact, the franchise once more gets a little too comfortable with itself and offers a very generic sci-fi tale of good v.s evil set firmly within the confines of the TV series universe. The premise of the plot is very interesting as the previously establishment-orientated characters become revolutionaries and battle against the system they until then saw as sacrosanct, but the family friendly script lacks teeth and it soon degenerates into the usual CGI spaceship battles and running around with laser guns. Certainly not a bad film, it just lacks the inspiration of the best examples and those who aren't fans of the series will find little reason to care. In the end, Insurrection feels exactly like what it is; a solid feature length episode of the series.
