Star Trek

From my perspective, as not-a-Trekkie, this movie reboot is nothing if not crowd pleasing for every second.  Action, adventure, comedy, and drama fueled by strong personalities.  I was floored by the visuals because it seems for once there was no “B-team” doing any portion of the effects.  I was also amazed at the effort made in actually constructing large sets (at least I think those were practical stage elements).  Every cent spent on production is undoubtedly seen or heard.  Not a penny wasted, not a penny spared.

My only complaint is the all-too coincidental parallelism of the antagonist’s motive.  Nero’s pregnant wife dies when his planet blows up, and it just so happens that he meets face to face with Kirk whose pregnant mother escaped with him in-utero from an exploding space ship.  It doesn’t even matter that Nero was the one attacking that space ship, it’s just too coincidental to believe, and that was my only real eye-rolling moment.

Highly Recommended.  If you’re not invested in the Star Trek lore, then I’ll guarantee you’ll find something to enjoy.  Unless you’re the kind that only likes Euro indie dramas where everyone’s suicidal.  And if you are a Trekkie, I’m sure members your “team” on your favorite forum have already developed opinions one way or the other that you’re likely to share.