Reboot Status: Successful

Rating: 9/10 (9 December 2015)

When this movie came out I went to watch it with zero expectations. I was by no means a Star Trek fan and I had really no idea what it was about. But J.J. Abrams really accomplished something with this film, I really mean that, because he took a franchise that had been through good and bad, through better and worse and made an extremely entertaining film that served as a great introduction to the Star Trek universe and its characters, while also trying to keep life-long fans happy. And I know there were some trekkies who were disappointed the time line was messed with, but the truth is the movie is very well made, with great effects and great action. I know some people that don't like the lens flare effect J.J. likes to use in his films, but to me it really seems it makes the film more real and vivid. I really like the casting choices, as well and pretty much every actor is solid. There are a few things that bother me, though. Some of the dialogue in the movie and certain things that happen are really only there for the sake of nostalgia and exposition. And I'm talking as a non-fan, so I'm sure there were one or two things I missed there. However, Star Trek is a very entertaining action movie that serves as a great introduction to Star Trek.