Good - but not perfect

Rating: 7/10 (7 September 2013)

There are a lot of negative reviews out there, and while I wouldn't say the film's perfect, I think a lot of the criticism is unjustified.
I also think some people haven't seen the first in the reboot series, as comments saying how could Khan teleport to Chronos overlook the fact that future Spock gave the formula to Scotty in the first film.
I enjoyed the film. People will either love or hate reboots - personally I grew up on Sci-Fi, and I've seen remakes/reboots of many of my old favourites - Blakes 7 (new audio adventures), Dr Who, Lost In Space, Battlestar Galactica.........and the myriad of Star Trek spin off series.
The film itself is again beautifully filmed, and the cast generally work well together.
But there are some areas I didn't like.
Karl Urban seemed very much underused - which is a shame, as he's a great actor. But his role seemed diminished to just uttering the odd clichéd line, the old 'I'm a Doctor not a (insert subject) has been done to death. If there's a third instalment, I hope they pad the character out and make McCoy more than a token character.
Why reintroduce Khan as one of the main enemies ? The original Star Trek 2 (Wrath Of Khan) is still aired regularly in the UK - and while Benedict Cumberbatch did a great job, it seemed like a copout to have the same villain in both second Star Trek movies.
And while Khans obviously genetically engineered, why does his blood now seem to have miraculous properties ? It can heal the sick and even raise the dead!! If his genetic structure is that perfect, then surely that means Khan himself would never age and never die.
And reversing the death roles between Spock and Kirk seemed pointless at the end. Not only because the original death scene conveyed so much (Kirk & Spocks friendship over many years), but also because it was obvious that Khans blood would be the key to bringing him back from the dead.
That said, I enjoyed it - but as the title says, it's not perfect.