Insurrection offers endless pleasure and inside jokes for the hardcore fans, but it's less urgent than First Contact, the dynamic last installment of the series.
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Star Trek: Insurrection (1998)
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Reviews Counted:62
Fresh:34
Rotten:28
Average Rating:5.7/10
Consensus: Although not terrible, the sluggishly paced Insurrection plays like an extended episode of the TV series.
Runtime: 1 hr 43 mins
Genre: Science-Fiction/Fantasy
Synopsis: The first of the nine STAR TREK films to feature largely computer-generated special effects and is again directed by Number One, Jonathan Frakes. While on a survey mission, Captain Picard and the... [More]
Starring: Patrick Stewart, Jonathan Frakes, Brent Spiner, LeVar Burton
Director: Jonathan Frakes
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Reviews for Star Trek: Insurrection
This is a good deal more than just another sci-fi movie.
08/10/05
Genial, well-crafted tribute to the moral values Gene Roddenberry instilled in his sci-fi series, that suffers from a recurring flaw in the franchise, a lack of real threat and danger.
05/19/08
The story has enough plot switchbacks, space battles and gizmo wizardry to ensure that most viewers won't forget the film until at least the next morning.
01/01/00
Top CriticAn enjoyable movie, employing the basics that should endear it to most Trekkers.
01/01/00
Nothing more than a glorified episode.
06/14/04
The quirkiest Trek yet, Insurrection is breezy, low- key and often humorous.
01/01/00
An admirable mix of ethics, drama, humor, and outer space dogfights.
03/13/02
What starts out as a stroll through an idyllic Whole Earth Catalog-style communal existence resolves into a tightly knit sci-fi action adventure, packed with the verities that generations of Trekkies admire and expect.
01/01/00
An acceptable movie to Trek fans, if disappointing.
01/01/00
In two outings as director, Jonathan Frakes has proven that he understands what makes Star Trek work on the big screen.
01/01/00
Top CriticThe movie's single best feature is its villain Ru'afo, played with scornful malevolence by F. Murray Abraham; he can take his place alongside Alice Krige's Borg Queen in 'First Contact' and Ricardo Montalban's Khan as a memorably creepy nemesis.
01/01/00
Insurrection isn't nearly as good as First Contact. But is a far cry from the first of the Next Generation movie adventure, Generations.
01/01/00
Strikes a deft balance of predictable heroics and quirky humor.
05/19/08
Top Critic...the lightest and most traditional of the movies, for good or bad.
09/26/09
Stewart looks great as usual and is impeccable in his familiar role, but most of the other principals were seriously underused.
02/08/03
It's an interesting story, more accessible to non-Trekkers than previous entries.
05/19/08
This should be review enough for most Trekkers: It's the better of the odd-numbered movies, but it is definitely an odd-numbered movie.
06/14/01
The latest and ninth installment in that line, Star Trek: Insurrection, lacks the adrenalized oomph of its predecessor, but no adventure of the Starship Enterprise is without its gee-whiz affability.
02/14/01
Top CriticA respectable and enjoyable, though hardly ground-breaking, adventure.
06/05/02
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