Very Good but no where near Great

Rating: 7/10 (10 May 2009)

JJ Abrahams rebooting of Star Trek works. You have to walk into the theater knowing that what you know about Star Trek is being thrown out the window to some extent! The actors fit their characters. Only Spock seems off. Not the actor but the character. Too emotional. I know he's half human but it was a bit much for such a classic character.
The biggest improvement Abrahams made in the film to recent Star trek films is the passing. this movie moves along at a brisk pace. Unlike Nemesis, which I thought was decent, this Star Trek starts off fast and keeps going. Also unlike previous films, which seemed like large budget TV episodes, this is a MOVIE. You can see a big budget on screen. And in this day of good and bad cgi, the big budget makes this picture seem like an event film rather than a niche production of an endearing TV series.
The story is paper thin. The villain, I enjoy Eric Banna as an actor, but his villain is nothing special. Okay.
What make this movie work is the spirit. It's fun.
NO THIS MOVIE IS NOT AS GOOD AS SOME REVIEWS AND FANS MAKE IT OUT TO BE. But it's still entertaining and fun summer film. You don't need to be a trekkie to enjoy.