Action-packed yet intelligent, this takes the very best of the TV show and gives it epic grandeur.
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05/19/08
Star Trek: First Contact (1996)
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Reviews Counted:9
Fresh:6
Rotten:3
Average Rating:6/10
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
1 - 9 (sorted by date; UK critics are listed first)
Top CriticThis makes little concession to non-initiates.
06/24/06
Top CriticFocusing more on action sequences than characterisation, the breakneck pace gives an unsatisfying result.
04/17/01
Top CriticEnough classic moments to keep fans happy.
01/01/00
Top CriticFirst Contact is no grab bag of camp gewgaws; it stands proud and apart, accessible even to the Trek-deficient. This old Star, it seems, has a lot of life in it.
05/03/09
Top CriticA smashingly exciting sci-fi adventure that ranks among the very best in the long-running Paramount franchise.
06/05/07
Top CriticThe series now lacks all of its original stars and much of its earlier determination. It has morphed into something less innocent and more derivative than it used to be, something the noncultist is ever less likely to enjoy.
05/20/03
Top CriticBlessed with clever plot devices and a villainous horde that makes the once-dread Klingons seem like a race of Barneys, First Contact does everything you'd want a Star Trek film to do, and it does it with cheerfulness and style.
02/14/01
Top CriticStar 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
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