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4.0 out of 5 starsPoignant, and better than the reviews say it is
Reviewed in the United States on January 23, 2020
I'm sure I'm not the only one who watched this movie in late 2019/2010, getting ready for Star Trek: Picard. Like other folks, I'm sure, by the time 2000 rolled around I had drifted away from "Star Trek" and never saw it this 2002 release. But "Picard" has rejuvenated my inner fangirl, and the events of "Nemesis" are referred to in the new show.
I liked it so much more than I thought I would. It was fun to see Captain Picard with a broader range of emotion, including humor and even teasing. B4, the android, is a heart tugger, having a childlike mind (almost like Lal) in a body that looks like Data's. The action scenes were fun and the special effects looked good on my home screen. And it was a great tie-in to the new show.
I can see the criticisms. On reflection, I can sense there were scenes that got cut and weren't fleshed out as fully as they might be. But during the movie I really didn't notice. Look, watching "Star Trek" in its many forms is often an exercise in "why didn't they do xxxxx." Same with a lot of science fiction-y shows. It's useful to just deactivate that part of your brain, sit back, and enjoy the action and the great chemistry between these actors who had worked with each other for 15 years at that point.
