Overly "melodramatic" treatment of what gangster movies of the Gable and Cagney genre did effortlessly. Cinematic style made all performances "cliched" and endeavored to cover up the lack of any interesting plot, character development or comment about anything. Who cared what happened to any of the characters as a result.
A convoluted plot makes action totally incredible; Spok senior would have interceded immediately since he has been banished close to a friendly Federation outpost!
Eric Bana delivers the most powerful performance but his fellow antagonists have no delineation whatsoever. Knowing that the good guys will win half-way through the movie undermines all the threat and tension; the movie falls apart and does not sustain interest.