Some positives, some negatives

Rating: 7/10 (19 July 2014)

OK, let me be up-front with this - I am a Star Trek fan. Nonetheless, I was expecting something more or different with the re-boot.
SPOILER ALERT
I understand the Star Trek reboot makes a lot of wink-wink/nudge-nudge references to the original series - for example, when Spock is being rescued from the volcano, McCoy/Bones tells him over the communicator "Shut up Spock, we're saving you!". This is similar to the classic line in "The Immunity Syndrome". For Trek fans, this is enjoyable.
The problem I had with the film was that towards the end it became a redo of "Wrath of Khan". We have a character yelling "KHAN!" - although it is Spock, not Kirk this time - and a character gets killed saving the ship by fixing the engines at the last second - except it is Kirk, not Spock. The scene in the air lock between Spock and Kirk is extremely reminiscent of the same scene in "Wrath of Khan". For people who remember "Wrath of Khan" - admittedly, Wrath is over 30 years old - this is somewhat disappointing since it makes the road the film is taking familiar.
This is not to say the film is not without merits. Benedict Cumberbatch is WONDERFUL as Khan, easily rivaling and surpassing Ricardo Montalban's performance in Wrath of Khan. The acting from Chris Pine (Kirk) and Zachery Quinto (Spock) are also quite good, as the film does center around them; the remaining actors, to be honest with you, can pretty much be average in their performances without affecting the move much. The special effects are quite good as well without overpowering the film or making it look stupid.
And there is some good old fashion Star Trek moralizing - except this time it is about the use of drones to kill folks without a trail.
But the familiar/predictable end of the film that knocks what could of been a great film into simply good.