Really Good Fun

Rating: 7/10 (29 March 2010)

I found Star Trek surprisingly good, from start to finish it struck just the right balance between action set piece and character building exposition - telling its own unique story whilst at the same time establishing the well known crew of the USS Enterprise in their respective roles. The director does well with material that could so easily have been turned into a flashy fast pile of nonsense but rather he keeps it engaging and entertaining throughout. The actors put in some good performances too - with a young Bones and Spock having the mannerisms of their characters' original players down to an absolute tee. Part of me expected the usual needless love story that you tend to get in these sorts of blockbusters, or maybe a scene of blatantly contrived tear-jerking but there are none here. The fatty excess has been trimmed away perfectly leaving a really succulent effort to sink your teeth into.