Star Trek: Insurrection
Paramount Pictures | Release Date: December 11, 1998 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
64
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Generally favorable reviews based on 19 Critic Reviews
Positive:
13
Mixed:
6
Negative:
0
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Critic scorePublicationBy date
88
San Francisco ExaminerGeorge Powell
The maturity of the Star Trek saga and its remarkable fan base have combined to produce a polished film that shines like a crown jewel in the Star Trek firmament. Read full review
80
Chicago ReaderLisa Alspector
The extravagant makeup and special effects are actually unobtrusive because they're demanded by the pleasantly formulaic story, whose conflicts -- and broad, innocuous political allegory -- justify the heartwarming resolution. Read full review
80
The New York TimesStephen Holden
Insurrection is breezily paced, and Michael Piller's screenplay has enough good-natured humor to keep things from bogging down into sentimental pomposity. Read full review
80
The New YorkerBruce Diones
Paramount's most lucrative long-running franchise (nine films in nineteen years) shows little wear and tear in this installment, perhaps the most colorful and relaxed of the series. Read full review
75
San Francisco ChroniclePeter Stack
Star Trek: Insurrection is out there where the imagination collides with roaring spaceships, exotic planets, wonderfully nutty costumes, a few choice jokes and some fascinating ideas. Read full review
75
ReelViewsJames Berardinelli
The best Star Trek stories are allegorical - in addition to telling an involving story, they're about something other than going into space and blowing up enemy ships. Insurrection continues that tradition. Read full review
70
The A.V. ClubKeith Phipps
In just about every way, Insurrection seems as if everyone involved is still stuck in the weekly grind of turning out the series, but the results don't disappoint too terribly. Read full review
70
Los Angeles TimesKenneth Turan
Star Trek: Insurrection lacks the adrenalized oomph of its predecessor, but no adventure of the Starship Enterprise is without its gee-whiz affability. Read full review
70
Film ThreatRon Wells
This movie best exploits the strengths of the show as well, such as the chemistry among the cast. Read full review
70
SalonAndrew O'Hehir
Outsiders will find this schtick-laden, mildly exciting adventure yarn an inoffensive triviality, while fans will savor one more encounter with Picard, Riker, Data, Worf and the gang, replete with all the well-worn character tics and platitudinous parables about the contemporary world they expect. Read full review
70
TV Guide MagazineJohn Walsh
It's an interesting story, more accessible to non-Trekkers than previous entries. Read full review
63
The Globe and Mail (Toronto)Liam Lacey
Rather than build on the new momentum, this one's a bit more of a cruise-control effort. Read full review
63
Christian Science MonitorDavid Sterritt
Trekkers will be pleased by new characters and stunning special effects. Read full review
60
VarietyJoe Leydon
Even though Frakes is back, Star Trek: Insurrection plays less like a stand-alone sci-fi adventure than like an expanded episode of "Star Trek: The Next Generation." Read full review
60
Village VoiceGary Dauphin
The latest Star Trek flick, Insurrection, is the 9th, and although it doesn't suck as completely as some ignoble odd-numbered low points, it doesn't exactly boldly go where no one has gone before. Read full review
50
Chicago Sun-TimesRoger Ebert
There is a certain lackluster feeling to the way the key characters debate the issues, and perhaps that reflects the suspicion of the filmmakers that they have hitched their wagon to the wrong cause. Read full review
50
L.A. WeeklyGreg Burk
With its young-vs.-old plot conflicts, its vid-game-reminiscent setups and its prominent positioning of a 12-year-old in the cast, the ninth Star Trek movie explicitly stalks kids, and probably snares neither them nor their parents. Read full review
50
Entertainment WeeklyLisa Schwarzbaum
That's the moral nut of this highly unexceptional episode, a midlife production in which each Enterprise crew member does his or her vaudeville act. Read full review
40
Austin ChronicleMarc Savlov
A muddled, gimpy mess, filled with the worst sort of Trek clichés and ill-timed humorous outbursts. Read full review
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