ati riz es ▁the ▁cl ich es ▁and ▁cult s ▁of ▁Star ▁Tre k ". ▁ ▁Ret ros pective ▁reviews ▁for ▁Gal axy ▁Qu est ▁have ▁been ▁positive , ▁as ▁the ▁film ▁is ▁considered ▁to ▁have ▁held ▁up ▁over ▁time . ▁ ▁On ▁Rotten ▁Tomatoes , ▁it ▁received ▁an ▁appro val ▁rating ▁of ▁ 8 9 % ▁based ▁on ▁ 1 2 1 ▁reviews ▁and ▁an ▁average ▁rating ▁of ▁ 7 . 2 / 1 0 . ▁The ▁site ' s ▁critical ▁cons ensus ▁reads , ▁" Int ellig ent ▁and ▁hum orous ▁sat ire ▁with ▁an ▁excellent ▁cast ; ▁no ▁previous ▁Tre kk ie ▁knowledge ▁needed ▁to ▁enjoy ▁this ▁one ." ▁On ▁Met ac rit ic , ▁the ▁film ▁has ▁a ▁score ▁of ▁ 7 0 ▁out ▁of ▁ 1 0 0 , ▁based ▁on ▁ 2 8 ▁critics , ▁indicating ▁" gener ally ▁favor able ▁reviews ". ▁Es quire ▁Matt ▁Miller ▁said ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 9 ▁" the ▁film ▁absolutely ▁holds ▁up ▁as ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁best ▁sci - fi ▁sat ires ▁ever ▁made — one ▁that ▁challeng es ▁our ▁ob session ▁with ▁massive ▁Hollywood ▁franch ises , ▁the ▁nature ▁of ▁f andom , ▁and ▁some ▁of ▁the ▁more ▁problem atic ▁cl ich es ▁of ▁the ▁genre . ▁But ▁it ▁does ▁so ▁with ▁a ▁self - aware ▁em path y ▁that ▁makes ▁it ▁an ▁end uring ▁and ▁last ing ▁entry ▁in ▁not ▁only ▁science - f iction , ▁but ▁American ▁film ▁as ▁a ▁whole ". ▁ ▁Acc laimed ▁writer