Star Trek was similar to what Will Smith summer films used to be before he decided to stop making hundreds of millions for studios. It moves fast, is very entertaining, and did what it needed to do, make Star Trek less nerdy and boring. I'm a big fan of Patrick Stewart, but he's pretty limited in action scenes, as was most of the old Star Trek cast. They brought in some young actors who do a decent job, highlighted by Harold doing a little sword fighting. BIG fan of Zoe Saldana, she is astoundingly beautiful. Everyone does a pretty good job, Eric Bana is a little weird as a villan and he keeps up a crappy accent-like thing going on that confused me overall. He's still a pretty big badass who is convincing enough.
Bottom line it's an entertaining film made for summer. It has serious moments that really aren't dwelled upon, so the film keeps clicking along. You aren't kept thinking very long about plot holes. It's definitely worth a view if you like your standard summer film. Think Star Trek having babies with Men in Black. There's comedy and it pokes fun at itself while having good special effects and decent enough action scenes.
Recommendation: You certainly can wait to see this one, but it's better to see it in theatres for the full effect. Put your brain on cruise control and watch a film meant to be entertainment and nothing else. 7.5 out of 10, maybe closer to an 8.
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