Here to stay

Rating: Null/10 (23 May 2013)

With similar enthusiastic reception as for the inaugurating reboot, this sequel gives every indication that "Star Trek begins" is here to stay. The only question is whether much sought after director J.J. Abrams, with the third "Star Wars" trilogy already on his plate, will continue to direct the Star Trek series or just take charge as the producer.
The affectionately remembered gang is all here (it's only been 4 years, after all): Chris Pine, Zachary Quinto, Zoe Saldana, Karl Urban, Simon Pegg, John Cho, Anton Yelchin and Bruce Greenwood. The overwhelmingly heavyweight addition is Benedict Cumberbatch (UK's latest, hottest product as Sherlock Holmes in the immensely popular BBC TV series) as the chief villain and an alter ego of Richard Montalban (and here's the main plot element). Less weighty addition is Peter Weller and secondary villain. These two wouldn't be around in the next episode. Here to stay is an undoubtedly very welcomed addition to Enterprise, attractive Alice Eve as a scientist assigned to the ship.
Star Trek is such a brand name that the movie doesn't really need any more introductions. Suffices to say that the plot is a little weird but quite serviceable for anchoring the thrill and action (a surprising portion of which in hand-to-hand melee). In this, as well as in other things, you'll get what you expect and look for in a Star Trek movie.