Feels like Star Trek, but doesn't.

Rating: 6/10 (8 January 2020)

Star Trek Into Darkness stars Chris Pine, Zachary Quinto, Zoe Saldana and Benedict Cumberbatch. Its also the sequel to the 2009 Star Trek and is directed by J.J. Abrams. In this sequel Kirk and his crew must face off against the evil Khan who wants to create mass destruction. Now, I'm not an avid Star Trek fan, but as for this movie, it was a hit and miss for me. This film is inspired by the original Star Trek episode "Space Seed", and Star Trek II Wrath of Khan. And while it had potential, it didn't have a lot to offer. Almost as if the movie was confused on whether or not to pay homage to the episode or Wrath of Khan. Its as if the script was left on the cutting room floor for so long, that it was almost forgotten and they tried to aim for an original idea for the sequel, but couldn't quite hit the target. And what J.J. Abrams did in the first Star Trek was great, but this one feels repetitive, and it doesn't have anything new to offer to the audience. And the cast from the first one, gave good performance as they did in the previous Star Trek. And they added a new female character to the Star Trek family, but I felt she was in there to look attractive, and hopped on the franchise-blockbuster-train just to earn a paycheck. But the cast member that stands out is Benedict Cumberbatch who brings a new intimidating version of Khan, that I completely forgot about the rest of the cast. So in conclusion, while I think that this may not be as good as the 2009 film, its still a entertaining sequel nonetheless.