Here, the TNG cast gets to show off their longstanding chemistry and further develop their characters.

It's easily one of the best in the series -- the best, in fact, since Leonard Nimoy and the old Enterprise crew saved the whales in "Star Trek IV."

In zooming out from Picard's glinty eyeball, this eighth feature film from the Trek factory displays a zippy new energy and a sleek, confident style fully independent of its predecessors.

An accomplished offering with a dual plot -- part Moby Dick, part Back to the Future, or rather back to the past. A pleasant time-warp plot.