Probably JJ's best film, though that doesn't say much

Rating: 7/10 (24 April 2020)

Visually I think this movie is the best out of all the Star Trek movies. Too bad JJ decided to rip off the entire plot of Wrath of Khan, because the terrorist manhunt theme during the first hour was actually kind of fascinating. What would happen if there was a terrorist in the peaceful Federation? Interesting thing to think about. But instead JJ lapses back in his whole plot-hole logic and creative bankruptcy, and even though the results are not as egregious as his Star Wars movies, it's really too bad. This movie looks like a billion dollars, the cast is actually quite good, and you can feel JJ straining to make a Klingon war. He really shouldn't have jumped ship. It just made everything worse for him.