Wonderfully ridiculous!

Rating: 8/10 (8 May 2009)

This latest Star Trek offering is completely ridiculous. And incredibly wonderful! I'm not sure how people who aren't familiar with Star Trek will react because they'll miss the myriad references to elements of previous shows and movies, but those who've seen the classic TV series will have tremendous amounts of fun. Over and over again throughout the movie I kept asking myself "How is he doing this?" Meaning, how is the director managing to both make fun of and deeply appreciate Star Trek at the same time. There is both strong emotional connection to the characters and great campiness every minute of the movie. The only thing I found slightly off-putting was the casting. I would sometimes get distracted from the film as I tried to identify the face hidden behind a thin layer of alien makeup. If you're any kind of Star Trek fan at all treat yourself to two hours of fun and go see this film.