Diehards probably enjoyed it more

Rating: 6/10 (10 May 2009)

Up front, I am not a loyal fan of Star Trek. I've probably seen between 12-15 episodes combined from all the series. I have seen all the movies and enjoyed them.
I felt this film was more about giving die-hard fans a chuckle than about reviving the series.
I enjoyed the movie, don't get me wrong but I didn't think it was anything special.
The plot just was kind of thin. The basic premise and this contains spoilers, is that an angry Romulan (Nero) is able to come back in time and wreaks havoc. He blames Spock for everything and we learn that Spock is back from the future as well. So we have two Spocks now, young and really old. Leonard Nimoy plays old Spock to give this series some sense of continuity from the old series.
To me, the main plot was having young Spock and Kirk become friends and the whole planet destroying Romulan was just a backdrop to that. It would have been better if they had fleshed out the villains more.
The acting was good, the special effects were outstanding and the there were some funny moments (more so if you are a big fan).
I felt that the writers were simply looking to recreate the original series and had to invent ways to get all the characters back on one ship. Again, I think this was done to amuse the die-hard fans than to advance the plot.
If you are a die-hard fan, you'll probably love this movie. If you are just a casual fan or have little experience with Star Trek then you'll enjoy this movie but won't consider it anything spectacular.