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
Leonard McCoy character's prominence, Kelley's contract granted him only a "featuring" credit; it was not until the second season that he was given "starring" credit, at the urging of producer Robert Justman. Kelley was apprehensive about "Star Trek"s future, telling Roddenberry that the show was "going to be the biggest hit or the biggest miss God ever made". Kelley portrayed McCoy throughout the original "Star Trek" series and voiced the character in the animated "Star Trek". Kelley, who in his youth wanted to become a doctor like his uncle, but whose family could not pay for a medical education, in part drew