Did I watch a different movie?

Rating: 3/10 (17 May 2013)

I'm looking at the reviews here and there are pages and pages showing 9's and 10's. Did I watch a different movie? The biggest plot hole starts with James T. Kirk! Why would anyone trust a Starship to a petulant, spoiled, childish, immature, brat of a man who turns to alcohol at the first bump in the road and who constantly endangers the life of his crew and the entire ship? We are supposed to believe that the Admiral sees some redeeming qualities in this roguish pompous dolt...but we never quite know what it is. Kirk is portrayed as a gambler and a chancer, who makes more mistakes than the lowest midshipman, which is about the level of his ability, not really someone you'd want to save the World exactly! The supporting cast are more comic relief than believable characters.
I like my sci-fi to have some sense of real possibility at least and not total fantasy. For that I'd watch Harry Potter.