Ass Pull: The so-called "magneton warhead" they use at the end can come across that way, but this is an allusion to Reyf's order earlier in the movie for Erickson and Ronston to come up with some way to stop Garr by force should it become necessary.
Fridge Logic/Fridge Brilliance: During the entire movie, Garr and Reyf are shown wearing cadet uniforms reminiscent of the uniforms from Star Trek II. The fans complained that given the movie's timeline this isn't accurate. So later in the movie, when Reyf visits Garr's old office at Starfleet Intelligence, what's the clue that tips him off? A picture of him and Garr wearing the "correct" cadet uniforms!
In the scene at Mellis II, long before Chellik's door actually opens, we hear what sound like echoing footsteps. Experience suggests this shouldn't be possible, since most Star Trek doors seem pretty well soundproofed.
We don't know exactly how old Reyf is but it's implied that his age and Garr's are relatively close together. Garr is said to have been born in 2347. The Battle of Wolf 359 took place in 2367. Soon after that, Reyf and Garr both went to Starfleet Academy, presumably for a four-year course of instruction (conservatively leading to 2371). After that, Garr is said to have worked at Starfleet Intelligence for six years before the events of the prologue (2376), after which he vanished for five years, leading to the present day... 2378. The implication is that both Garr and Reyf are highly intelligent, and completed a full curriculum at the Academy in just one year each.
Also, when we last left Reyf in the prologue, he was working as a science officer. So how, in only six years, does he qualify for captaincy of a ship like the USS F. Scott Fitzgerald, particularly given it's his very first command?
And for that matter, there's the USS F. Scott Fitzgerald itself. The three-nacelle kitbash is taken directly from the TNG Grand Finale. The ship is said to be "first of its class." Either this is the test design for what they ultimately did with the 1701-D in "All Good Things," or Picard passed the design specs on to Starfleet after the episode.
Braiyon Garr is said to have worked at Starfleet Intelligence for six years. This is after the same agency had secretly developed its own cloaking technology (in "The Pegasus" (TNG)). Yet no one mentions this as a possible explanation for how Garr managed to sneak around for five years undetected.
When the Fitzgerald arrives at Beta Reticuli IV, Lieutenant Erickson scans the planet and describes in detail the harsh conditions on the surface, including a toxic atmosphere and subzero temperatures. Yet, when the away team beams into the caves, they have neither cold-weather gear nor oxygen masks.
Word of God suggests that the subterranean cave system has an isolated atmosphere that protects the inhabitants from the harsh surface climate, with the oxygen being released into the cave as the rocks decay, and the heat being geothermal in origin.
Genius Bonus: Anyone who knows a lot of Star Trek trivia will love this movie for all its subtle references to the first fourStar Trek series (the exception being Star Trek: Enterprise, which the creator chose to ignore for some mysterious reason).
During Scene 38, anyone who watches The Price is Right regularly will get instantly recognize every single camera shot during both instances of Scenery Porn.
Narm: Plenty, but standout moments are Garr leaving a clue for Reyf in the form of a Price is Right holoprogram, complete with music, and Garr's Big "NO!".
Unintentional Uncanny Valley: The majority of the cast are played by Poser 4 characters...all except one, the mysterious Kristie android, played to perfection by DAZ's Victoria 3. Seeing the comparatively primitive Poser 4 characters alongside the lifelike Victoria 3 character was somewhat jarring for some viewers.
