Even though we didn't really want it to end, the Star Trek film series with the original cast had to end sometime. This series had a classic in Wrath of Khan, a big miss in The Final Frontier and was just ok in The Motion Picture. Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country marks the last appearance together of the original Star Trek series cast. With Star Trek being such a successful series with such a following, this movie really should have been something. It should have been something to close this popular series off in a good way which would push any of the negatives in the series aside. I do believe this film is above average and it has it's ups and downs but still something seems missing.
The film starts with the Captain of the Enterprise, Captain Sulu (George Takei) who notices that the Klingon moon Praxis has exploded. An investigation leads to the capture of Kirk (William Shatner) and McCoy (DeForest Kelley). There is a full investigation aboard the Enterprise led by Spock (Leonard Nimoy) and interesting idea at a peace conference with their enemies.
This movie is quite a bit slower than previous Star Trek movies. A lot of the scenes are talking pieces with a lot of dialogue and drawn out scenes that do show some strong writing. The plot is something of a mystery and there are many different sets. It is also kind of a different style of Star Trek movie with snow scenes and tunnel scenes. In many places, this film feels like it is paying homage to the Star Wars: Empire Strikes Back and the Indiana Jones movies with these different sets. Finally, when there is action on the screen, it is top-notch.
As mentioned earlier, this movie has the original cast and they once again do very good work. In addition, there is a new character who is a Vulcan girl name Valeris (Kim Cattrall) who is hard to get a feel for. She is a character who we really don't know much about or even really care much about.
One important question for Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country is how does it play as a series-ending film? I think the movie feels not very "epic" like it should and left me kind of empty at the end. I think I was expecting a more grand exit and this movie feels like it should have been in the middle of the series. Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country is a good film but I do believe that the series deserved something a little better for it's departure.
3.5/5
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