Not bad, not great, partly broken 3D

Rating: 5/10 (14 May 2013)

Story: I was not bored, but OTOH I did not find the story at all memorable. So, while this film borrows quite a number of elements from the series and earlier films, I doubt that it contains any story element that will be cited in the future. Anyway, it is a typical modern action film.
I find the way that Kirk and especially Spock are characterized questionable. Maybe it's modern Hollywood standard to show people controlled by their emotions rather than controlling their emotions, but for Spock and even for Kirk it's out-of-character.
Visuals: There are a number of cool things to see, where the 3D effect enhanced the experience; I especially liked the machine room, which was more detailed than I remember it from earlier Star Trek films. However, in a number of scenes the 3D is broken: e.g., double pictures instead of 3D effect (my friend beside me confirmed this, so it was not just that my brain failed to resolve the 3D effect); a series of individual pictures instead of the illusion of motion (missing motion blur?); lens-flare-like effects. Come on, if you want to sell us 3D, do it properly.