Plot: I can only say one thing: Swingers meets the Trekkies. You probably deserve more explanation than that. Free Enterprise is about two friends in their late twenties who are huge Star Trek fans. As fate would have it the meet their idol William Shatner and hilarity ensues. There is a very feeble love story mixed in there at some point but it is only a distraction from the rest of the movie

DVD Special Features: Dolby, Director Commentary, 30 minutes deleted scenes, Screen Tests, Wide Screen, Interviews with cast. Reviewed on video.

The Good: If you are a Science Fiction fan there are some fabulous dialogues in this movie. You get references to Soylent Green, Planet of the Apes and a great Logan’s Run dream sequence.

This film is smartly written and its interactions between characters are its strong point. Some of the conversations between characters have a Clerks feel about them but they are original in their prospective.

William Shatner is great in this. He fully mocks himself, his own bad reputation and any who worship him. Shatner is still overacts, but he is fed some great lines so it works.

The Bad: This movie is a cruel joke upon geeks everywhere. Never in a thousand years would guys this dorky get the hot women that they end up with. One moment the roving band of sci-fi guys are buying action figures at the comic book store; the next they are hitting the trendy night life in L.A. and bedding want-a-be models. Very cruel joke.

Free Enterprise starts strong and then begins to fade. The love story is lame and predictable. The most nightmarish part of this film is when William Shatner sings. You would have thought his Lucy in Sky With Diamonds (a little number from his 70’s singing career) would have taught him a lesson. I will not say what he sang or why he sang it, only that it is a truly horrific little number.

Bottom Line: Fun film, could be traumatic if you are a serious Trekkie. Rent don’t buy.

Rating: Five Cocktails…… Definitely a Clay Pick…..