Letdown

Rating: 5/10 (17 August 2019)

I'm going to try to avoid direct spoilers.
After the Reboot breathed new life into the series and you have a young talented cast this movie proceeded to disappoint in a number of ways. And this is all on the story and plot.
1. Why attempt a remake of one of the better (if not the best) original cast movies. This particular villain had a backstory set up in the TV series. I also feel that this character raises fan expectation especially when you have such a talented actor in the role.
2. This plot felt rushed, Why not write a multi-movie plot for Cumberbatch (maybe a trilogy) to allow for the story and character to develop with the new cast. In fact you can use some of the very same twists from the original cast plot they used in this movie over multiple movies and make a solid story.
3. As much as I loved seeing Nimoy in the small scene, the token fan service scene just reminded me mid-movie of the original cast version
4. The Klingon section made little sense, I understand the costume and appearance changes to a point but to have them so under-powered?
5. The reboot series has seen too much of Earth, you have an entire galaxy to explore, let's see it!
Overall: this movie was a bit of a conundrum to me, I feel like the cast and crew nailed the execution of the story and the movie was a fun ride. But the weak/rushed story and the Original Cast version detracted from my opinion of the movie as a whole.