boring plot

Rating: 7/10 (30 April 2013)

6/10
The biggest problems I had with Star trek was the plot and pacing. The Its a typical revenge story which is boring. The pacing also felt off. The pacing feels rushed after the crew boards the Enterprise,almost like a new film.
This is how JJ Abrams tries to create an upbeat energy filled film, for which I give him credit for, but the beginning was too short and slow for this to work. I've never liked the pacing in his films. The beginnings always feel too slow, and the character development feels artificial. In MI3 we get Tom Cruise at a house party. In Super 8 we get random kid scenes that add nothing to the plot.
The villains shows no intelligence and were a real weak point in the film.
The Kirk/Spock kid scenes felt unneeded except for the car chase scene with Kirk.
The relationship with Uhura and Spock felt unprofessional. Uhura always messed with Spocky boy in the original series so maybe thats were they got it from. She would ask Spock "Do you think I'm beautiful while touching his ear. I took it as she was amused by Spock's reaction. I get it Uhura's sexy but come on, too much happens after the crews gets on the ship.