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patch that looks as if it has been nailed on. Plummer can only be described as getting into the character as he plays the part of Change with some force and in various parts of the film refers to Shakespeare in Klingon. You get the impression that he is here to rattle some cages, but the focussed manner in which he does this means that he delivers a strong performance which via the script is the intention to somewhat bury Shatner's depiction of Kirk, which in this film is far more moody in nature than what we have become used to and has become established as the character itself.

One surprise is that the replacement for Sulu on the Enterprise is another Vulcan called Lt Valaris. Surprisingly played by Sex and the City star Kim Cattrall, she plays a tolerant officer who Spock believes has the calibre to replace him as Captain of the Enterprise one day. The character is fleshed out with a decent back-story as well which is raised in conversation in the early part of the film. Cattrall does play the part well and has the Vulcan method of delivery down pat, she also manages to deliver the Vulcan eyebrow raise with perfect timing!

The victim of the film is Chancellor Gorkon as it is his assassination early on that is the catalyst for the rest of the film playing out. David Warner, who was also in Star Trek V, plays the Klingon Chancellor with a full English accent. The accent doesn't actually seem out of place but makes the character far more of a creepy and chilling Klingon that due to the make up that has been applied makes him look a little like Abraham Lincoln in appearance with a stare send a shiver down your spine. Even though it is a small part in the film that Warner plays, it is also another character that plays a important piece in the script.

Bringing back Director Nicholas Meyer back for the sixth film was not only the sensible thing to do, but was also inspired with the job required as he had directed Trek II and co-wrote Trek IV. The previous film, Trek V had made Star Trek a laughing stock due to the inconsistencies and script. So with Meyer in charge things were going to change for the best and that is precisely what he has done. A far more dramatic, dark and moody film that conveys the story of two races that have to get on with each other. Add an unknown presence that is taken the task to destroy what potentially can be built upon. Bottom line is that this is a whodunit movie that has been written by Meyer and Denny Martin- Flynn, a script that reflected

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