Focusing more on action sequences than characterisation, the breakneck pace gives an unsatisfying result.
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04/17/01
Star Trek: First Contact (1996)
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Reviews Counted:49
Fresh:45
Rotten:4
Average Rating:7.3/10
Consensus: First Contact contains enough enjoyable moments to appeal to non-Star Trek fans.
Runtime: 1 hr 51 mins
Genre: Science-Fiction/Fantasy
Synopsis: The Borg have once again targeted the Federation--but this time, their devious plot threatens not only the present, but Earth's past as well. While Commander Riker, Deanna Troi, and Geordi La Forge... [More]
Starring: Patrick Stewart, Jonathan Frakes, Brent Spiner, LeVar Burton
Director: Jonathan Frakes
Reviews for Star Trek: First Contact
Top CriticAction-packed yet intelligent, this takes the very best of the TV show and gives it epic grandeur.
05/19/08
Top CriticEnough classic moments to keep fans happy.
01/01/00
Top CriticThis makes little concession to non-initiates.
06/24/06
Top CriticOne of the better entries in the Trek movie series, thanks to the most memorable villains from the Next Generation television series: the Borg
01/01/00
If you don't already know and enjoy Star Trek, this is nothing more than another passable science fiction film. If you are a fan of The Next Generation, then you'll enjoy this one.
01/01/00
The film feels soulless and hollow, despite best intentions to the contrary.
01/01/00
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01/01/00
Top CriticFirst Contact is often great fun and is never less than watchable; it will positively delight legions of Trek fans.
06/05/02
The elegance of the story is enhanced by the sure direction of Jonathan Frakes, who also plays Commander William Riker.
06/05/07
Star Trek: First Contact is one of the best of the eight Star Trek films: Certainly the best in its technical credits, and among the best in the ingenuity of its plot.
01/01/00
Top CriticNothing like a good villain to energize the franchise.
10/15/02
It does a good job of serving up elements that will please the fans of the show, but it does not quite stand on its own as a memorable motion picture event.
05/15/09
First Contact manages to rev some additional life into the series.
01/01/00
Among the two or three best of the Star Trek films.
05/26/06
The best of the Next Generation entries.
03/18/05
Deftly combining parts of Alien, Moby Dick and Close Encounters of the Third Kind, First Contact starts quickly and doesn't let up.
01/01/00
The first stretch and the home stretch are so filled with visual interest and, more importantly, with the patented Star Trek philosophical and humorous tidbits that fans will gladly suffer the dull Borg patch for the pleasure of the rest.
01/01/00
It robustly apes James Cameron's Aliens, even down to the head villain, played with kinky boo-hiss relish by Alice Krige, who appears to be channeling equal parts Cameron's Alien Queen and Marlene Dietrich.
04/05/06
...a huge step beyond Generations.
09/26/09
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