Disappointed

Rating: 1/10 (18 November 2009)

This was my most anticipated film of the year. I paid lots to see it early on.
Pains me to say it, disappointing. I could nitpick about little things, but at the end of the day this failed for me because of two reasons.
1. The story - The story to this film is just completely generic there is nothing to attach yourself to. Some of the dialogue ("are there still sandwiches in the future?") is really bad and some of the character moments (I'm looking at you Scotty and Checov)come off as annoying and cringe worthy. In fact every single line that Scotty has is a gag. No joke, every single one of them. Very few of them are funny.
2. The lack of themes - I felt little drama in this movie. The great old Star Trek films dealt with issues like mortality, living in a world where your enemies are now your friends. There is nothing of the sort here. There is no depth at all.
It is like a big empty soda can. It smells good, but there is nothing inside.
Next time JJ come up with a good story and a relevant dramatic theme.
This hogwash that 'oh it's just the first movie' does not cut it for me