Reviews

The problem with pulling a character like this back onto TV is that we expect a similar product... But Sci-Fi has changed since TNG.

We used to get stand-alone episodes that explored scientific and philosophical boundaries. This is -as many other people have said- a single, slow, boring story. There's a nod toward us eventually seeing a discussion about life, but TNG would have had the gusto to have that conversation within the opening 10 minutes.

This is drab Space Opera. Like Discovery and yet somehow worse. The few stars I give this are purely sentimental, imbued with the hope that it'll speed up, get a grip and be something good one day.

The Orville remains the only true Trek in production.

The major issue with this film is the script. Its awkward, flabby dialogue, when played out by already-mediocre actors, results in something that is painful to watch. People just don't talk to each other in the way this film portrays. Its story is (by design, it seems) completely predictable.

The sad thing is Bautista comes across as one of the better actors in this. I haven't seen any of his wrestling but I'd have the guess that his signature move was diving over a table to escape bullets.

You occasionally get some okay music (but this is a film, not an album) and the camera work and production values are generally pretty good. It looks and sounds like it should be a good film but it's really just a well-polished turd.

Avoid it. You won't get that 80 minutes back.