completely forgettable

Rating: 3/10 (22 November 2009)

Probably the only redeeming quality of this film was that most of the actors here would make for a good Trek cast ... given a decent script and plot. Unfortunately both are absent in this 2009 installment of Star Trek.
When they spoke of a "reboot" I was really expecting something more along the line of Battlestar Galactica. But where in BSG and even old-school Trek, you could feel for the characters and there was a long term vision, none of that is present here. Roddenberry's vision of the future was one of human optimism and exploring the frontier of space (BSG was more along the line of human optimism and exploring human origins). This film trashes character development, plausibility and reasonable science in exchange for the contrived, only to push out eye-candy special effects and flashy action scenes. It brings the characters together in implausible ways, promotes stowaway cadet Kirk to rank of Captain over an entire experienced starship crew, adds some time travel, black holes and lots of other weapons/explosions ... mix and repeat. It's "2 Fast 2 Furious" goes to outer space. While I'm sure there is an audience for that kind of movie, it's a complete disservice both to Trek fans and anyone in general who wants to see a believable film.
I'm not sure where to go with this one. With a lot of effort, this film could probably be turned into a spoof of what is wrong with Star Trek, because it's a complete miss on all the good parts.