Hypergalactically Awesome in Warp Terms.

Rating: 8/10 (15 May 2013)

I belong to the people who believe in love on first sight and this movie managed to captivate me almost immediately and keep me enthralled until the very end, so that I can nothing but recommend it not only to the die-hard Trekkies but also to everybody else out there looking for two hours of intelligently made, action packed, visually stunning movie-entertainment that comes along with a - albeit slightly timid - yet powerful enough message.
What became a fresh new, juvenile beginning (reboot) of a long since dusted franchise as the eleventh Star Trek movie entered the theaters in 2009, now found its worthy, and more mature, follow up that both builds a bridge to the first movies of the early 1980's and paves the way for a modern and more contemporary reinterpretation of the canon; having a somehow more complex (deeper) storyline compared to the previous one as well as a definite plus over its immediate predecessor which is: David Cumberbatch's nuanced portrayal of the main antagonist Khan whose enhanced voice and ice-blue eyes are likely to "send shivers upon you!"
While not everyone of the crew impressed me equally - Simon Pegg e.g. whom I couldn't stand in MI: 4, was again quite chatty in a silly fashion in his role as Scotty (I hope he'll find the punch-line in the future productions) and baby-face Chris Pine couldn't live up to William Shetner's charismatic performance as the Captain - I like to point out Zachary Quinto's sophisticated personification of Mr. Spock, whose often disputatious friendship to the Captain contributes much to the dynamics of the entire movie. The other members, especially Karl Urban as the Doc and surprisingly Alice Eve as Carol, could also shine in their roles.
The plot, although rather simple with minor exaggerations, was well balanced in terms of the necessity to provide action and excitement with big emotions without dismissing Gene Roddenberry's vision to present an alternative future scenario where the human race is devoted to moral and justice instead of greed and power longing to discover, not destroy. Therefore, I gladly acknowledged Mr. Spock's moral disapproval of having a terrorist killed at the touch of a button without proper trail whereas at the same time in the real world, a "certain President" can give a command and automatically, thousands of kilometers away in the desert, a convoy filled with people is getting struck by deadly missiles. I would have wished for more of such bold statements in a sci-fi flick like this reaching out for such a huge viewer-ship, unfortunately this moments of true relevance were rather rare. I hope that in the sequels to come, there will be more room for philosophical and ethical thoughts in the spirit of its original creator: Gene Roddenberry.
Finally, what is left to say is that J.J Abram's visionary reviving of such a venerable science fiction saga cannot be valued more, now that he is leaving this engagement; he's done a great job and I'm looking forward to watching the next Star Trek adventure.