Average at best. Wait for the DVD release.

Rating: 6/10 (1 August 2009)

To be honest, I was actually dreading the prospect of a reboot of the dead Star Trek franchise, even more so when word got out that JJ Abrams was directing, as he had killed off another franchise 3 years previously with Mission: Impossible III. The months that followed saw me labelling this new movie 'Miscast Trek' upon hearing the main cast of actors. After its first month of release, however, I was talked into seeing it on the big screen, and although I was wrong about some parts (I actually grew to like some of the casting and performances), I was still thrown off by the poor directing and writing skills of Abrams, Roberto Orci and Alex Kurtzmann that made M:I III excruciating, as well as the costume designs that would have been proudly showcased in Batman & Robin.
The special and visual effects were quite impressive and although the story was a bit hit and miss, the performances of Zachary Quinto and Leonard Nimoy as the two Spocks were the main highlights of the movie, along with Eric Bana's evil performance as Romulan villain Nero.
Chris Pine will leave you gritting your teeth at his irritating and very wooden turn as Kirk, and even convert the biggest Shatner-haters in the world to actually praise the 60's Kirk, and Karl Urban's take on Dr. McCoy was a bit too hammy at times, but also quite enjoyable for most of his on-screen time.
It was always guaranteed to be a box office smash, whether it be hit or miss, but it's really one that could easily be saved for a quiet night-in on DVD.