A tricky job considering the franchise is so beloved, by J.J. Abrams pulled it off. It's more of an action movie but there is a chunk of sci fi in the middle with some complicated, clever business about time travel that cleverly covers their backside in case of space continuity. I'm not a Trekkie, but recognised many of the tropes from things like Star Wars (not one but two planets are wiped out) and Tom Cruise movies (the character of young Kirk is just like Cruise).
Very slick and clever - it did feel overlong and loud towards the end (another big bang action sequence). I seem to be saying that a lot about recent action movies which everyone loves - I'm showing my age, no doubt. Impressive cast - Simon Pegg doesn't appear for a surprisingly long time, Karl Urban is good as McCoy... actually everyone is good. I love it how they gave Spock a sex life! And there's a galaxy of cute cameos: Tyler Perry, Winona Ryder, Leonard Nimoy.
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