I don't even like sci-fi and I loved this!

Rating: 10/10 (3 June 2009)

A reboot of the old "Star Trek". This concentrates primarily on Kirk (Chris Pine) and Spock (Zachary Quinto). We briefly get their childhoods then it follows them as they get on the starship Enterprise and face off against a Romulan named Nero (Eric Bana) who--basically--wants to destroy the whole galaxy.
I'm not a "Star Trek" fan. I did see the original series but only once or twice when I was a kid. I also saw the Star Trek movies featuring the original cast but stopped when they started on the Next Generation. Also I've never really like sci-fi. Despite all this I LOVED the film! Never dull and full of action and adventure and some truly incredible special effects. The film moves quickly and even if you don't know the original series you'll still be able to understand it. If you DO remember the original you'll get a kick (as I did) out of some of the lines being used in the movie that come RIGHT out of the series. The acting is fairly good. Pine didn't impress me too much as Kirk. He comes across as shallow and kind of obnoxious. Quinto, on the other hand, was very good as Spock. Bana is given nothing to do as Nero but sneer at the screen and yell. Bruce Greenwood is excellent as Pike--the first commander of the Enterprise. Also Zoe Saldana makes a seriously sexy Uhara. Everybody else is pretty good also. The plot is kind of vague on some points but the movie moves so quickly you ignore them. This HAS to be seen on a big screen also. It will lose a lot on a small TV screen.
So--from a non sci-fi film goer this is a great film! A perfect summer time flick. A 10 all the way.