What a great prequel! Director JJ Abrams and writers Roberto Orci and Alex Kurtzman have dusted off the institution that is the Star Trek phenomenon and given us a refreshing, fun, action-filled version true to the original series. Chris Pine stars as James T. Kirk, the James Dean-ish renegade Starfleet Academy cadet, and yes that was Eric Bana as the evil and messed-up-in-time Romulan, Nero, and Winona Ryder as Spock’s mommy, Amanda Greyson. The story is your typical Star Trek romp and has Kirk captaining the USS Enterprise as it tries to recover Captain Pike (Bruce Greenwood) from the menacing Romulan who’s destroyed Vulcan and is now on his way to destroy Earth (but of course). The story is just a vehicle here to get us reacquainted with the characters we’ve long loved, and who, through the tragedy of time and too many Hollywood Star Trek films had become lost. This Star Trek is a real winner and it’s great to have the institution we love grounded again.
My rating 9 out of 10.
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