I new I was in for a treat when the filmmakers themselves announced that this was a cult classic in the opening Star Wars style scroll. Please. Cult classic usually means low quality crap liked by only the people it was directly made for and this mess is no different. The acting for the most part is ham handed and self conscious, the directing is kind of juvenile and the script is incoherent. This is obviously trying very hard to be a Kevin Smith rip off, using the same dialog style and supposed sly references only Trekkie geeks would get, sadly it's not even close to Smith's worst. It is also a blatant take on Swingers with the lovable loser theme and even uses one of the same actors. At points you think it may be getting better and there are even a few giggles here and there but untimely it fails. There is a scene in the diner near the middle that may be one of the worst written I have ever viewed. Also the amazingly real to life situation where poor average looking Star Trek geeks get laid every other day by a new model is just boring. The last scene with Shatner rapping is just ridiculous, in fact the whole self deprecating act he puts on through this snore fest is embarrassing and just like this movie, does not work.

No doubt about it, this movie is hilarious fun. William Shatner's capacity to make fun of himself something I can't help but appreciate.While it has a lot going for it, it should be noted that at many moments it shows itself as clearly a dude flick. There are many "romantic" guy-girl scenes where the guy's line is something you can just imagine a real-life guy wishing he had said but not having the balls to. This is interesting in that viewers get a glimpse some male fantasies: it's like seeing what guys might think but never say to women. These never-uttered-by-a-real-life-male lines are inevitable followed by scene cuts, so the fantasy female that he is speaking to is conveniently not seen responding. Whatever her response might be, it's definitely not part of the male fantasy being played out here. One example of many: one of the heroes, who dates his ex-girlfriend for sex, is out to dinner listening to her droning complaints about her life and finally loses his patience. He bursts out with something like, shut up, stop your whining and let's just go to your apartment have sex. Scene cut.The other examples are similar. See if you can spot them.

I discovered this movie on TV late at night, and wound up staying up later than I'd planned to watch the whole thing. Then I TiVo'ed it so I could watch it again.Now for the kicker -- I am a 58 yo female.I'm a trekker, who is old enough to have watched the original series when it aired for the first time. I'm a fan of a lot of sf movies, and of classic films. I'm also married, have kids (who I've turned on to ST, as well as British sf like Blake's 7, Red Dwarf, Dr. Who, and Hitchhiker's Guide -- the original TV series and the books), am a professional who is not involved in IT or any hard science.IOW, I am not in any demographic that should like Free Enterprise, but not only did I like it (and get it), but I plan to recommend it to others, including my kids.

I think the average viewer would be left cold by this movie, but forthose who have guys like this in their lives and perhaps have beenthe 'geek'y female in their circle it's pretty cute. Also, Shatner rules.As a chick who has spent part of the rent money on an original 12"Boba Fett and spent adolescence keeping the one and onlyCaptain as her personal lord and savior, I totally recommend it. Itsplace in film lore perhaps best belongs on Comedy Central on arainy Sunday afternoon, but sometimes that's enough.I would have liked to seen more (or anything) done with the femalecounterparts of these types of guys - many are not model types likeClaire but are interesting people in their own right. We're out theresearching for these guys while these guys are searching formodels who have our brains and sensitivities. (A wry, ironic, LOLhere.)