The tenth film was pegged as the last adventure of The Next Generation crew, but by the time the credits rolled on Nemesis fans had already retired their uniforms anyway. Credit over-saturation of the franchise or the rather shameless intent of the film to revisit Wrath of Khan beat for beat, or maybe it was because Nemesis opened one week before Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers, but reaction to this film was muted as compared to Trek films of the past. In retrospect, one can at least recommend Nemesis for being an early showcase for Tom Hardy, who plays Capt. Picard’s evil, young clone Shinzon, but aside from that, the usual Star Trek schtick just wasn’t working anymore. Despite the recruitment of Academy Award-winning screenwriter John Logan (Gladiator), and U.S. Marshall’s director Stuart Baird, both Trek “virgins,” even the most hardcore Trekkie left Nemesis thinking a real change had to made.
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