Free Enterprise **1/2
rated R Regent Entertainment starring Eric McCormack, Rafer Weigel, William Shatner, Audie England, Patrick Van Horn, Jennifer Sommerfield written by Mark A. Altman and Robert Meyer Burnett directed by Robert Meyer Burnett
Picture a Kevin Smith ("Clerks") movie with "Star Trek" enthusiasts instead of "Star Wars" fans, and you'll have a pretty good idea of what Robert Meyer Burnett's slightly amusing "Free Enterprise" is like. "Free Enterprise" stars Eric McCormack and Rafer Weigel as Mark and Robert, two L.A. "trekkies" who are down on their luck as they approach age 30. All that changes (for an instant) when they run into their lifetime idol, "Star Trek's" William Shatner (mocking himself in a brilliant performance), and their luck gradually changes (hey, the plot is pretty thin). This even lower-budget version of "Swingers" has its characters spouting out movie references in basically every line of dialogue. While this is actually a lot of fun for a while, the talkiness gradually wears thin by the end of the film (which is at least 20 minutes too long). All in all, "Free Enterprise" is a nice but overlong little indie flick that should make a decent rental. If you're a trekkie in a rush to see William Shatner rapping, then check "Free Enterprise" out in theatres, and don't expect too much.
Note: I know absolutely nothing about "Star Trek", so I have no idea what this film's title means, and I have no idea of how this film is from a trekkie perspective.
a capsule review by Akiva Gottlieb, The Teenage Movie Critic akiva@excite.com http://teenagemoviecritic.8m.com (!!!!!!!new site address!!!!!!)
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