Excellent entertainment.

Rating: 8/10 (17 November 2018)

Yep, there are holes in the story. Putting that aside, this is great fun to watch. If they had done a bit better job of not being sloppy about those storyline holes, this movie would be a 10!
I'm a Trekkie from way back, but I have to disagree that the holes in this movie were any worse the many holes in the storylines of the original TV series. Give it a break, Trekkies, and enjoy this for what it is. We can't expect exact duplication of characters, either. These folks did a very decent job with their characters. If I have any complaint at all it is with Spock and Uhura having an affair. That was a bit of a stretch too far.
The second movie in the trilogy isn't bad, either, although the aliens at the beginning were a bit ridiculous. Overall, I'd give it a 7. But the third movie? Well, that really was a waste of time. The holes in that storyline made the holes in the first look like pin holes. So I guess I do have my limit on just how bad a storyline can be and still be forgiven. I'm afraid the 3rd movie has zero redeeming qualities. I give it a 2 only because Pine still manages to do some great acting given a terrible script.