Star Trek: Insurrection gave it a score of six out of ten. The British newspaper "The People" also said it was an extended television episode. "The Independent" said that "Insurrection" "never stops being familiarly jolly and antiquated", and called the entire "Star Trek" film franchise "old-fashioned". "The Washington Post" also called the film old fashioned, but "in the best sense of the word", and said that the film did what the "doctor – make that Dr. 'Bones' McCoy – ordered". British journalist Simon Rose, writing for "The Daily Mirror" was more critical of the film, saying that it failed to break the odd-numbered
Star Trek Beyond basically the "Star Trek" version of an interplanetary action film, with a plot that doesn’t take you to many new frontiers." Furthermore, he called "Star Trek Beyond" "a somewhat diverting place holder, but one hopes that the next "Star Trek" movie will have what it takes to boldly go where no "Star Trek" movie has gone before." Mark Hugues of "Forbes" said, ""Star Trek Beyond" is the third-best "Star Trek" film of all time, creating the sort of emotional connection and familiar, powerful characterizations we loved in the original series while delivering top-notch action and the best "Star Trek" movie