This time around we follow the restless Enterprise crew into uncharted space where they meet a Big Bad who's bent on destroying the federation.
It's a pretty straight forward story that feels more like an old episode of TOS, especially by dropping the heavy cynicism of the first two films and diving deeper into the search for hope in humanity. More a character piece than story driven film, we get plenty of great moments with the cast that all share an easily watchable on-screen chemistry. There's some unforgivable face-palmy moments but Trek's always had it's fair share of bits that easily out-dates itself best taken with a grain of salt.
It's not going to win over any folks already hissing at the series but for those already invested in this series than it's as pleasurable as Insurrection or The Search for Spock. A welcome stand alone film treading water in a world of sequels that require knowledge of every film in the franchise.
3 big green hands out of 5
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