Better than the interminable "Star Trek - Motion Picture" by light years....

Rating: 7/10 (31 December 2019)

I quite enjoyed this. It is a simple, end-to-end action adventure set in space. It doesn't attempt to moralise or philosophise, it is just an interstellar shoot 'em up. Chris Pine is pretty wooden, Zachary Quinto does a passable Mr. Spock and Anton Yeltsin seems to be having a good time trying to get the onboard computer to recognise his particularly thick accent. Sadly Eric Bana completely lacks menace as "Nero" and Simon Pegg's "Scotty" is just plain irritating but the special effects are stunning. If you're just looking for a bit of brain fodder with phasers, then this is your film...