outstanding

Rating: 8/10 (8 May 2016)

This was a perfect start in the "prequels" for the Star Trek films. It is perfectly cast (it even has Leonard Nimoy thrown in as the "older Spock"), and well shot and made. It takes some time to get used to different actors playing the roles, but once you do, you will love the movie. The movie starts with Jim Kirk's birth, then flash forwards thru a couple spots with key moments in his and Spock's childhoods, and then to where they "inherit" the Enterprise with Christopher Pike still as captain. You get to see their first adventure together as they meet and how the crew is assembled. I think this movie was terrific, as are the majority of Star Trek movies-you even to to hear a "I'm a doctor, not a..." line from McCoy. I recommend this to any fan of the franchise.
*** out of ****