Ok, *sucks* is a little strong. It was a somewhat enjoyable movie, but fell very short of what it should have been. It should have been an extraordinary movie. Instead, the producers chose the safe and easy route. They gave us a predictable, formulaic film. Take great special effects, uni-dimensional and unbelievable characters, every Star Trek cliché ever conceived, and jam it into 2 hours. That’s J.J. Abram’s new Star Trek. From a business standpoint, this is brilliant: Play it safe, don’t disappoint the fans, start a new franchise and set the stage for numerous sequels. But since when has Star Trek been about playing it safe? When has it been about *not* pushing the frontiers of our consciousness?
This film neither pushed any frontiers, nor contributed any new ideas, to Star Trek or to sci-fi in general. I’m sorry, but I expected a lot more, especially from J.J. Abrams.