SilverWook said:

And shouldn't there have been a "echo" of Soran running around in there somewhere?

Good point, that.

The movie has some good moments and has a lot of boxes to check but the logic of the nexus falls apart if you try to make sence of it.

I don't hate the movie but it definitely falls short of it's potential. It quite likely had to do with the crew spreading themselves thin over mutiple projects.

I can appreciate it for laying the groundwork for First Contact - a movie that really floats my boat.