The long-awaited and newest entry in the absolutely elderly Star Trek franchise is a welcome addition to both the sci-fi and action genres. The film starts with a bang as we see a fast-paced and explosive ship battle and the stride rarely slows from there. The few lulls in the movie seem placed to allow the viewer to rest from the heady action but allow for a good deal of character development and humour. When dealing with Star Trek you inevitably have the theme of time-travel woven into the plot and that does a good job of explaining the many contentions one might have with what they've done with the events tied to some of entertainment's most beloved characters. It doesn't really explain the ship and tech design changes but the re-imaginings of things like the communicator and the Enterprise itself are done with great respect to the source material and 'feels' very Star Trek.
Die-hards are going to pick these things apart but everything was done so well I have little argument with the way things were presented. A couple of plot devices used seemed a bit silly, but it was of little demerit when measured up against the rest of the film. The movie only seemed to be an hour long despite its 127 minute run time, an extremely telling yardstick of how engrossing it really is.
I can't help but say I thoroughly enjoyed the experience and would recommend it to anyone who enjoys an exciting feature. I know I'm gushing and it's perhaps not the Star Trek I was expecting but it's definitely the Star Trek Paramount needs.
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