Star Trek has endured for 60 years, on television and in movies, through high highs and low lows. If the critics are to be believed, the latest addition to theTrekcanon a streaming film calledStar Trek: Section 31 starring Oscar winner Michelle Yeoh may represent the absolute nadir of those decades of stories.To be fair, the first reviews of the film, which debuts this week on Paramount+ after a lengthy development process, are not entirely uniform. There are acouple of mildly positive articles out there. The Verge, for example,said its pretty damn fun./Filmcalled Section 31B-movie trash (in a good way). That is a compliment, I suppose, if a backhanded one.But the vast majority of critics call it anywhere from mediocre to saying it is flat-out, no qualifications the single worst thing in the history ofStar Trek.Yeoh plays Philippa Georgiou, a character she originated onStar Trek: Discovery.In the film, Georgiou a former genocidal emperor from the Mirror Universe joins the members of Starfleets secretive Section 31, a covert intelligence group, on an all-important mission.The film was actually conceived as a TV series way back in early 2019. Paramount worked on various concepts for the show for years until, in 2023, they announcedSection 31 would instead be a one-off streaming film on Paramount+.ParamountParamountloading...READ MORE: The Coolest Star Trek Movies That Were Never MadeHere is a sampling of theStar Trek: Section 31 reviews so far:Daniel Cooper, Engadget:It is the single worst thing to carry the Star Trek name in living memory.Jeannette Catsoulis, TheNew York Times:A dogs dinner of head-snapping reversals and explanatory dialogue a movie with little on its mind but mayhem.Jordan Hoffman, IGN:My reaction is simple: This isnt Star Trek.Alex Perry, TrekCore.com:Star Trek: Section 31is the Kurtzman-eras most spectacular miss ...On nearly every level,Section 31is a failure.James Whitbrook, io9:A mediocre action movie, and an even worse Star Trek one.ParamountParamountloading...Frank Scheck, The Hollywood Reporter:Not even Michelle Yeoh can save Paramount+s subpar spinoff movie.James Dyer, Empire:Re-tooled as a movie from episode scripts, it ends up feeling neither one nor the other: a bland comedy spacecapade stuck between two (strange new) worlds.Clint Worthington, RogerEbert.com:At best, its an olive branch to its contractually obligated megastar; at worst, its a Rebel Moon-level fiasco that doesnt get why people watch Trek in the first place.Samantha Coley, Collider:A mediocre episodes of a television show that doesnt exist.David Opie, Total Film:Is Section 31 deliberately camp in a knowing sense or is that an unintentional by-product of how some of the more serious moments fall flat? That's not entirely clear.It is not as if the people in charge ofStar Trek have no idea what theyre doing.I havent kept up with all of the recentStar Trek shows, but I really likeStrange New Worldsa lot. Thats as good aStar Trekshow as there has been in decades.And Michelle Yeoh in her ownStar Trekmovie sounds pretty great. The film described in the reviews above ... not so much.If you want to see it and decide for yourself,Star Trek: Section 31 isset to debut on Paramount+ on January 24.Get our free mobile appEvery Star Trek Movie Ranked From Worst to BestEvery Star Trek movie, from The Motion Picture to Beyond, ranked. Did we get them right?