Wow. I'm still trying to work out how to review this movie, which is hard because I really don't want to give anything away, but it's tough to explain my thoughts on it without detailing elements of the film. It's a challenge!It was definitely an excellent movie, no doubt, full of some wonderful nods to Star Trek history and mythos (can I call it that?) while introducing all new elements that really worked well. I was also impressed by how emotionally moving the movie was at points. We developed emotional connections with characters that were only on screen for a few minutes (except for Olsen, who was, unfortunately, wearing a red shirt) and those connections strengthened as we acquainted ourselves with these characters we've all known since forever, but now feel fresh and different and new.
While I can't come up with any obvious flaws, the movie does follow some classic space opera cliches and revisits the common Trek plot device of time travel. That doesn't detract at all, and is actually the spark that allows for this series reboot to happen and remain believable. Star Trek was well-worth seeing... probably even twice!
Update: Still lots of fun the second time around!
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