Film: Star Trek Beyond

GENRE: Sci-Fi Adventure

RATING: PG-13 for violence
RUNTIME: 2 hours and 0 minutes

STARRING: Chris Pine (Into the Woods, This Means War)

Zachary Quinto (Heroes), Zoe Saldana (Avatar, Guardians of the Galaxy)

DIRECTOR: Justin Lin (Fast Five, Fast & Furious 6)

WRITERS: Simon Pegg (Hot Fuzz) & Doug Jung (Confidence)

PLOT: The USS Enterprise is in peril as aliens attack. The crew needs to be rescued and save the Federation, again.     

FULL DISCLOSURE: Loved JJ Abrams reboot a few years ago. Not a ‘Trekkie’ or whatever they prefer to call themselves now.

STORY STUFF: A pretty good story. I enjoyed the stakes involved and the pacing for the most part. I really liked that they paired off the different crew members and gave everyone a chance to shine. I wish that the villain’s motive was revealed sooner than it was; he just seemed pissed off for most the movie which did him no favours.  

ACTING STUFF: I have to hand it to the Enterprise crew, they have some awesome chemistry. They all work so well together. Kudos to JJ Abrams and the team for gathering this group together. Sofia Boutella (Kingsmen) is a great addition. Idris Elba (Pacific Rim) has a great voice for a baddie, but like was mentioned in the story stuff, just too much anger.  

ARTISTIC STUFF: While the ship flying and its attack were visually awesome, they have no regard for the environment. So many trees destroyed. I loved their use of a particular song near the end of the film. Fit perfectly for the scene and as a throwback to the 2009 film. Also enjoyed a couple other references to the first reboot (like a good third film in a trilogy should do).

VERDICT: Three and a half stars out of five

SEE IT IF: You enjoyed the previous two Star Treks.

UPCOMING REVIEWS: Jason Bourne, Suicide Squad