Mediocre at best

Rating: 5/10 (20 September 2013)

There are some things to like about the movie. Good special effects, interesting though convoluted plot, a pretty good villain, nice redesign of the ship, plus the friction between Spock and Kirk is a nice little twist.
But good lord, a good premise is run aground by the puerile dialogue and spotty acting. Who the hell wrote this script? The bridge crew (other than Spock) sound like cardboard cutouts in a high school play. And Pine as Kirk this time was awful. GQ looks and collagen lips are not enough to cut it. It's hard to believe this guy has the brains and temperament to captain a garbage scow much less a starship. Of course only Gen Y'ers are likely to believe the premise that a group of 20 somethings just out of school would be running the ship.
Pity because with reasonable acting and dialogue, the movie could have been pretty darn good.