14 Dumbest Things In Star Trek Nemesis

[TMC]

https://whatculture.com/trekculture/...is?rf=homepage

Nemesis is often considered the worst Next Generation film, but it's not just bad, it's dumb.

BY MAURICE MOLYNEAUX
NOVEMBER 27TH, 2023

Commonly criticized for being little more than an inflated two-part TV episode, Star Trek Insurrection failed to excite critics or make a dent at the box office. Given this, fans could be forgiven for hoping for the best when it was announced that Oscar-nominated editor turned director Stuart Baird was to helm the next film from a script by one of the Oscar-nominated writers of Ridley Scott’s Gladiator: John Logan.

Sadly for audiences and the franchise, the result was Star Trek Nemesis, a joyless dud with uninspired direction and a script barely better than fan fiction. The film was met with a series low at the box office and a collective shrug from most critics. As a result, Star Trek, once a crown jewel of Paramount, would disappear from movie theaters for seven years.

But just what was wrong with the script, beyond its poor characterization, unfocused plot, ham-fisted twins theme, and wall-to-wall illogic? You guessed it — or the title gave it away — it’s one of the dumbest Star Trek movies ever. How dumb? Let me count the ways.