But with LOST supremo, JJ Abrams at the helm, I was more than ready to give this film a chance. Though I myself have failed to fully dive into the Lost universe, I can understand why the series is so successful and I can only admire Abrams workmanship on both Lost and Fringe. While his most recent attempt in Hollywood left us less than satisfied, we all hoped Star Trek would give us a different feeling. And as I have already mentioned, it did.
The movie rekindled the love of Trek for Trekkie's across the globe while also pulling in a brand new audience. This new generation might not want to run around wearing pointy ears speaking Klingon, the general response was extremely positive. And while it didn't go without it's criticism, the professional feedback was, on the hole, also good.
The premise for the film was extremely exciting, going back to the start and literally beginning all over again. Obviously, being in the industry I am, I got a few inside "spoilers" before the film had been premiered so when I finally came to watching it, I had a general idea of what was coming. The whole film was cleverly balanced so we saw a good amount of action while getting enough interaction and character building to level things out and the overall characterization was pretty good.
Zachary Quinto delivered a top notch performance of Spock and I couldn't help but squeal when Zachary and Leonard came face to face. Chris Pine and Zoe Saldana both deserve to be commended for their brilliant interpretations of Kirk and Uhura. Pine shines and you can tell he really relished the opportunity playing the role and he really embraced Shatner's Kirk while really pumping him with energy. Uhura was also extremely likable and came across alot more warm and I for one, enjoyed the Spock/Uhura pairing. Simon Pegg was also very entertained as Scotty and matched Doohan's timing to a tee and while we saw very little of John Cho's Sulu, I was satisfied enough.
The biggest disappointment was the character of Nero, I just didn't think he was villainous enough, he was missing something that I couldn't quite identify but whatever it was, didn't matter, I still felt he was the weakest character. No fault of Eric Bana in my opinion and he did seem to build a character but it just wasn't evil enough for my liking and that was down to Abrams and the writing team to sort out.
With stunning action sequences, fantastic characters, witty dialogue and overall, top notch acting - this is defiantly a film not to miss. It's enjoyable for Trekkie's and newbies alike and while there was so criticisms to be made (most of which I didn't mention), this was a jolly, action packed trek. A fine addition to the Star Trek franchise and the only thing I have left to say is: sequel, please?!
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