But, give John Logan some credit, he very nearly makes it work here, because he doesn’t waste time getting to his reveal. Cloning is of course one of the most tired, worn out plot devices in movie history. So what we’re left with is another crazy madman stalking the universe in some over-muscled uber-ship with an unhealthy obsession for Captain Picard whom he just happens to have been cloned from. I submit that perhaps that Fifty-minutes was the real heart and soul of Star Trek, because without it, Nemesis is emotionless if not quite flat. This was Fifty-minutes of character development, Fifty-minutes of story, Fifty-minutes of a collective group of science-fiction icons finally saying their last goodbye.

This wasn’t Fifty-minutes of battle footage, or Fifty-minutes of effects shots, or Fifty-minutes of cameos that we just didn’t need. Does anyone realize just how much movie that is? In an era where movie studios are hesitant to put out anything over ninety-minutes, for fear of losing the interest of mentally dulled audiences who get antsy if they have to sit longer than an episode of “Baywatch,” Fifty-minutes is a significant number. Let’s start with this: Fifty-minutes of footage was removed from this film.

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