i would not speculate on how so many weak and irritate idea ever make it into this movie . however and paramount be in really bad shape if no one there have the power to say stop even when present with this load of rubbish . by far the big irritant be that the allege good guy be actually some of the most hateful people ever film . while these people and know a baku and have be lead drippy and unproductive life for century their own child have be banish to grow old and infirm on another planet . when these now technologically advanced sona return and close to death and in an attempt to benefit from their home planet natural regenerative radiation and the baku hoodwink picard and his crew into think that they be infact the victim . this be mainly because the baku and basking in regenerative radiation all day long and have remain relatively pretty while the sona be now very ugly a the film take pain to point out . it be thankfully a long time since i have see a totally white cast in a film and but black people be conspicuous by there absence from the baku . additionally picard take up with a baku who have spend her last 300 odd year learn how to look like a pouting airhead even when ton of rubble be fall on her head and yet can not row a boat or swim when she need to . this even though she live next to a lake all that time . goodness know what sort of point jonathan frakes be try to make with this film . i would recommend that anyone consider watch this film do so on dvd or video with the remote control never far away from their grasp . after you have spinned through represent1 . riker and troi behaving like the first couple in school who find out how to kiss2 . picard and a woman with a charisma by pas talk about nothing for minute after nauseate minute3 . blond kid roll around in haystack and there really be only about 45 min leave of f. murray abraham ( the baddie ) and spaceship . negative and such an utter disappointment after first contact which be a fantastic film .