Star Trek An Entertaining Sci-Fi Action Adventure Remake

Rating: 8/10 (12 January 2010)

Star Trek is an entertaining sci-fi action adventure remake. I thought there were some flaws which I'll get to later but the good more than outweighed the bad with this one. Director J. J. Abrahams has done an admirable job of bringing this movie to the big screen and he continues to show his talent as a filmmaker. Well done. Star Trek has it all character development, action, drama, suspense, humor, and a little romance. The cast including John Cho as Sulu, Bruce Greenwood as Pike, Karl Urban as Bones, Zoe Saladana as Uhura, Simon Pegg as Scotty, and Leonard Nimoy as Spock Prime are very effective in their limited screen time. Winona Ryder shows up for a cameo role as Spocks mother and she's good in her brief part. The two stands outs were Chris Pine as Kirk and Zachary Quinto as Spock. They both were impressive as their characters who the story seemed to focus on the most. The two characters I found to to be a little weak in the cast were Anton Yelchin as Chekov mainly because his Russain accent was a bit strong at times and Eric Bana as the villain Nero a Romulan Captain with a major grudge who doesn't have much to do except look mad. They both are talented actors and weren't in it all that much anyways so neither of them really hurt the film. But I just thought their performances weren't as good as others. No offense. The action sequences are well paced with a compelling story and amazing special effects that help bring the film to life. I wasn't sure if I was going to enjoy this movie but I enjoyed up liking it. Star Trek was much better than G.I. Joe or Wolverine which weren't the greatest films at least to me. I felt entertained after watching this movie so it's definitely worth seeing. Overall despite some flaws if you're looking for an entertaining sci-fi adventure with character development, action, suspense, drama, and humor. Then look no further Star Trek is the movie for you. It won't disappoint.