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Title: If only all Trek were this good . . .
Review: If this is the death rattle of the Trek franchise, then it deserves to be mourned, because Mr. Frakes pulled something rather special out of his hat with this one. From the moment the truly beautiful score starts up, this film is polished, exciting, engrossing, and slick.Special effects are a tad patchy, but at their best rival anything short of 'The Matrix', with CGI finally pulling Trek into blockbuster realm. Acting is solid, and is raised to extraordinary heights during one scene between Picard and Lily in the Captain's Ready Room, which is simply superlative drama. It may be the best scripted- and acted- scene in Trek.So the humour falls a little flat at times, and the normal Trek mantra of thoughtfulness and caring-sharing gets pushed to the rear. So what? This is a stylish, smooth addition to a legendary genre, and is the 90s equivalent of The Wrath of Khan. If only they could have kept it up . . .
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