Best watched in a forgiving mood

Rating: Null/10 (2 August 2015)

I think I should explain my position towards the whole "Star Trek" franchise before getting into this film. While I have (now) seen all the ST movies, I have actually seen very little of the various ST television shows. So I'm not quite an expert on ST. I have heard, however, that the TV shows were often cerebral to a degree, and I think that element is one thing that's missing with this particular ST movie. The movie often eschews a human element in order to bombard its audience with action and special effects. Now, the action AND the special effects are sometimes very good. But there are a number of times when something quite absurd and/or unbelievable happened that had me mentally groaning out loud at what I was witnessing. You'll know what I'm talking about when you see the movie. Let me state that despite these flaws, the movie isn't awful - it's not boring, and does pack in a reasonable amount of entertainment. But as I indicated in my summary line, it's probably best to hold off watching this movie until you are in an undemanding mood.