"Star Trek: Section 31" is available to stream now on Paramount+.

This is a long and considerably laborious film, complete with a camping scene that lasted 20 minutes too long, a budget that didn't cover ... beyond what any duo had as adversaries in Star Trek.

"Star Trek: Section 31"'s opening flashback ... an increasingly complex equation in Phases 4, 5, and beyond, you almost feel obliged to cover your walls in charts and diagrams just to keep up.