This review can only be given in two version, through the eyes of a trekkie and through the eyes of everyone else.

Through the eyes of a trekkie. The movie was not all that good. There was hardly the Star Trek look and feel of the movie which deals with issues or thoughts and how they can be approached to a movie where there was action and adventure and that was it. When Uhura says "An Alternate Reality" to explain to the idiots sitting in the theatre what a break in the space time continuum would mean and where the Enterprise is at that time, I wanted to slap the director / writer / producer whoever was responsible to idiotify the dialog to ensure that people understand it. Stupid. Stupid. Stupid. The movie was pathetic if viewed under the prism of a Star Trek experience because it did not have any depth at all.

It was a glossy magazine version of the complete works of Francis Bacon in which the most difficult (sic?) word being used would be junxtapose and even that would have an asterix with the entry at the bottom of the page reading "like, as in, to place together or side by side"

A cheap teenageschoolgirlization of the whole Star Trek franchise. Gene Roddenberry would be turning in his grave.

Through the eyes of common people, simple minded everyday folks, it is a very good movie. There is the regular smattering of action and adventure and the science fiction kick in a fantasy garb that attracts so many people to Star Trek. There are fantastic beasts on far away planets, misshaped humanoid aliens, ill behaved juveniles and objects crashing into each other at high speeds. What more can one want? Add to this, a good story line (simple, straight forward and slightly unpredictable) and good visual and musical effects, and you have a good movie.

Oh, and yes, if we further add magnificent explosions we should be able to explain how, being a sci fi action adventure fantasy movie it fits the bill.

Rating - 3 / 10