14 Dumbest Things In Star Trek Nemesis

After Picard is captured, he and Data fight to escape the Scimitar, with Picard doing most of the shooting. Again, at the climax, the script contrives to make Jean-Luc beam to the Scimitar, alone, an exercitus unius (a one-man army).

Surprise! Or, rather, no surprise. You didn’t really think the Dune Buggy scene fulfilled the Action Picard quotient for this film, did you? Of course not. Since Sir Patrick Stewart’s name is at the top of the cast list, Jean-Luc has to go in guns blazing.

It’s preposterous. A point is made that Remans have the reputation of being formidable warriors, used as assault troops in the most violent encounters. With that established you’d expect them to be tough opponents, but Action Picard just mows them down on their own home turf.

Furthermore, by the end, Picard is acting as irresponsibly as Shinzon. He lets it get personal when the lives of his entire crew are on the line, refusing to let Data go in his place. Data, who’s stronger, indefatigable, and knows the layout of the enemy ship, is more likely to succeed than anyone else.

Action Picard is dumb. He should be drummed out of the service. At least the dismal box office ensured he'd not appear in another movie.