A Quest for Vengeance

Rating: 4/10 (19 May 2013)

Perhaps the main theme of the movie is 'revenge'. Some thought this movie lacked a theme, but I think that was it. The parallels that exist between the hunt for the movie's 23rd-century terrorist and that for Osama bin Laden are definitely there, and so the movie, despite appearances, really has some substance to it. Whereas bin Laden was hunted own and shot without a trial, Kirk refuses to give in to anger and his desire for vengeance, and instead captures the terrorist so that he can be tried in a court of law, all while battling the militaristic ambitions of Starfleet. That's a fairly hefty political statement to make in a movie like this (which I admire), so perhaps it's no surprise that they buried it under thousands of daft explosions and an otherwise stupid and nonsensical plot.
I saw an RSC production of Hamlet the night before, for roughly the same ticket price(!). The play actually deals with similar themes. The difference in quality is almost impossible to describe.
I'm slowly coming to the opinion that the movie industry sucks.