Exceeded my expectations

Rating: 7/10 (8 August 2010)

I will firstly make it clear that I am female and in no way shape or form a fan of star trek before the release of this film. The fact I knew absolutely nothing about the star trek franchise made me a little cautious watching this film as I believed that I would be confused as I did not already have a background knowledge.
The film however did a great job of covering the basics of what needed to be known. The opening scene containing the birth of the main character (Chris Pine) was well tied in to the rest of the storyline and I did not at any point feel particularly confused by who anyone was or why anything was happening (which I expected) However One thing which I found particularly irritating about the film was the huge time gaps, at one point they skip forward 3 years and I think it would of been useful to include at least a brief showing of what this time period contained.
Aside from that though, I did find this film thoroughly entertaining, and found the cast, settings, music and storyline all very well constructed.
I will definitely be interested in watching a sequel if it is released.