I have to give credit to everyone appearing on-screen who must endure long waits in their special effects costumes while the computer inserts them, like holograms, into the fabricated settings that permeate this film from beginning to end. And if the title of empress was suitable for Catherine the Great and Victoria, then why not “Philippa Georgiou” (Michelle Yeoh)? Regardless, she's been exiled from her world and compelled to join the specially created "Starfleet" unit designed to protect everyone from issues that were often caused by that same exploratory and meddling organization in the first place. Right away, we encounter a significant problem: it has absolutely nothing to do with the original or later “Star Trek” ideas. The plot feels like it came from a collection of discarded "Stargate" story lines, and Yeoh doesn't have enough substance to engage with. The narrative, such as it is, depicts this supposedly clandestine group meeting in a bar to discuss various issues related to the timeline they just left, are going to, or expect an invasion to originate from, or that perhaps the former captain of the “USS Discovery” was concealing himself after being removed from his imperial position. They also need to locate the ultimate doomsday weapon, something that makes "Red Matter" seem as perilous as Winnie the Pooh’s honey pot, all while under the observation of an Irish actor from Vulcan (Sven Ruygrok), who at least provides some witty lines and occasional attempts at sarcasm from this overly wordy script. There's also a notable lack of actual action throughout the film, with nearly all of the adventure crammed into the final fifteen minutes—and it’s not really worth waiting for. I enjoy science fiction, but just because technology can make it visually appealing doesn’t justify creating it if you don’t prioritize the writing or the characters and instead try to replace that with familiar flashy effects and a score that, like the film itself, desperately wanted to incorporate something from Alexander Courage's original work but never quite managed. Paramount+ has been underwhelming overall, but this pushes it closer to Amazon Prime than Optimus.

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