What was all the fuss about

Rating: 6/10 (13 May 2009)

Before going to see this film I wondered what all the fuss was about. All I could hear was the new height this film achieved in cinema; this would be the best film of the summer etc. I went to see the film and came out feeling a bit cheated.
I thought that the film started on a high. The opening sequence was bright and kept you entertained. I also enjoyed the time transitions which showed Kirk growing and maturing. Howerver the scene where Young Kirk jump out of his car and onto the rock just in time, I mean come on guys, what are we, seven?
I thought that Chris pine and Zachary Quinto, who plays Spock, did well amongst a cast which performances which were average at best, surprisingly Simon Pegg was amongst these, and the Scottish accent was horrible. Whenever I heard it I cringe, he is a good actor but trying to put on a Scottish accent is most definitely one of his fortes. This is an example of the producers and director wanting a famous face and not bothering to see whether he is any good for the role. This brings me to quite nicely to my next point. Eric Bana. He did not intimidate me in the slightest, in fact he seemed quite nice to me. When Zero is the only enemy he must put the fear of 3 enemies into you and boy oh boy did Eric Bana not do that, his assistant who insisted on speaking for him at the being was far and away more intimidating the he was and he only spoke all of five lines.
The director spent a lot of time establishing the build up but forgot he had to deliver in the crucial moments, namely the battle to save earth. That final sequence, putting it mildly, was naff. It lasted all if 15 minutes give or take a few minutes, and winded up being pretty easy. I felt as if I had waited all this time for and epic ending and winded up a garden stroll, what massive disappointment.
Don’t get me wrong this film is not a failure, it is not a bad film but it is most defiantly not amazing. Maybe my expectations where to high or maybe it’s because I’ve never watched an episode of Star Trek, I do have a feeling that this will have a few Teak fans realling in disappointment. But after reading reviews and talking to friends I was fully expecting the Si-fi equivalent to Schindler's List which I most definitely wasn’t. Many people will disagree with me but this film made me write my fist ever film review and I’ve been clicking on this website 5 time a day every day for 3 years which is saying something.