Simple story, beautiful effects, amazing acting

Rating: 7/10 (27 August 2013)

First of all, I have to say that I am not an old school Star Trek fan. Not that I have anything against the franchise, but I am not old enough to have been with it from the beginning and I somehow never found the time to pick it up from the start.
That being said, I liked the movie. It wasn't awe sticking, but it was OK, if you're in the mood for an actiony SciFi. The plot isn't deep enough to generate a long analysis. The story is pretty straight forward and the plot twist (if that's what it was) is extremely predictable. Also, the movie kind of dragged on for me with long action, special effect riddled scenes. I realize that is part of the appeal for most SciFi movie goers, and the special effects where impeccable, but I usually loose interest during these scenes.
The acting was amazing. Benedict Cumberbatch gave a stunning performance. Way above the standard for these kinds of movies, just going to show that he can really pull off any type of movie/character. The rest of the cast wasn't bad either, not at all, but it was my personal opinion that Cumberbatch sort of left them in the shadow.
All in all it's not a bad movie to watch, especially if you're a Cumberbatch fan, but don't expect surprising turnings of events or thought provoking depth.