Originally Posted by
Wheeze
Star Trek. Believe the hype (for once). A balls-out fantastic fantasy ride from start to finish, with one glaring exception. Is it just me or is the whole simon pegg/scotty/engine room thing a cringe-making embarrassment? It very nearly ruined the whole movie for me but fortunately the rest is gasp-making brilliance. The Kirk/Spock dynamic? Brilliant! Uhura/Checkov/Sulu? Fab! Capt Pike? A very well wrought re-introduction. Of course, the effects are top notch but that has become expected these days. It is the work put into characterisation, script and lighting that puts this one above a very high bar of expectation.
Go see it in the multiplex.