More emotional highs than any other film in recent memory

Rating: 10/10 (3 September 2016)

Short review: one of the greatest films ever made. Please do not watch it on TV. The director (Abrams) tuned the editing in such a precise way that simply pausing for a commercial break can literally affect the way your brain processes this masterpiece.
Longer Review: The truth is, even as a "prolific reviewer" here on the IMDb, I have stopped judging movies based on the moments of high emotion (max endorphin production) that a film generates because so many modern movies rely more on SFX and CGI than they do on writing, acting, direction, connection.
There are two distinct audiences for this film and any proper review MUST make that clear.
The first is a younger audience that did not grow up with the series. For them this is a first-rate action flick but truthfully 90% of the raw joy of the film (the nostalgic turbo-charged script) will be over their heads.
And then there is the rest of us. If you are fan of the original series, this is the single movie (of them all) that truly rewards your patience and gives you much-deserved payback.
There are dozens of "hits" in the film that make you smile inside. Sometimes you even smile outside. My favorite is at the close when Kirk offers to "assist" the villain that destroyed his father and Spock's mother after opening a black hole to consume him (whatta script!).
Spock looks perturbed and asks Kirk why?? Kirk says that LOGICALLY offering help to the enemy might help mend relations. "I thought you would approve?" says Kirk. "Not really," says Spock, deadpan.
Spectacular movie.