What a huge light bill! Too bad about the story and the acting.

Rating: 2/10 (17 June 2012)

To me, this movie would get 2 out of 10 stars if the Star Trek universe didn't already exist. I know that it was meant for people who didn't like Star Trek and I'm sure it appealed to people who just wanted a shoot 'em up.
Unfortunately, it has a poor story, which is consistent with most movies today, including the re-makes that make changes for the sake of changes. This story tries to tie people and events together with annoying lights. (Ask me about Super 8.) I could imagine that California was suffering from rolling blackouts during the filming of this blockbuster of luminary proportions.
The action could be interesting, but isn't. The gratuitous sex scene is included. The special effects aren't that special. The prosthetics were replaced with tattoos. Jar Jar Bink's annoying cousin was even included at an icy outpost.
The "Is the parking brake on?" scene is ridiculous and nearly a take-off of the scene in Galaxy Quest where Tommy first takes control of the helm of the real ship. It's supposed to be funny like that scene was, but it's not. In fact, none of the funny stuff is funny and the dramatic scenes are without personality. The witty commentary is witless.
So, we're left with a movie that is loosely based on a cult television series, trying to explain many things but leaving me to not care. It belongs in the bargain bin. It's too bad that they paid more than US$100,000 for it.