Worth the Wait!

4 out of 5

I loved the new Star Trek. I was pleasantly surprised at the casting. Chris Pine, who I was unfamiliar with, was dynamic and very comedic at times. The Kirk/Spock chemistry was there for sure! Quinto (Spock) has a real presence which I knew from Heroes, but some of the lesser known actors really delivered as well. Urban was fantastic as McCoy and Anton Yelchin (Charlie Bartlett) conquered a difficult accent as Chekov. That kid is adorable!!

I was not thrilled with Scotty's creature friend that he kept yelling at. It was just bad writing. Not Simon Pegg's fault! Pegg performs well as comic relief. I am always waiting for him to be on the screen, but then again, I am a huge fan of his work.

It was kind of a cliche screenplay choice to have a kind of Back to the Future type premise. Rewarding though, due to the fact that it allowed Nimoy to be in the movie. He is genius!

I think this generation of kids will love this movie. It did an excellent job capturing Spock's struggle to find a balance between no feelings and being human. Gotta admit, it was strange watching him make out with Uhura. At one point I think his hand was on her ass! HA! Looked human to me!

Worth seeing? Yes. Future movies with these characters will be even better...I think so!