Star Trek Review

Like many other people, the thought of Zachary Quinto playing Spock after playing one of the most demented men known as Skylar in Heroes didn't come easy. However, the man is becoming more and more of an actor that I respect. I hate him in Heroes because Quinto plays the role so well. He makes you want to hate him and fear him. He was not disappointing in Star Trek at all.

Quinto wasn't the main character in the film, but the acting in general was second to none... well almost. There were a few characters that seemed a little over the top and cliche, but the chemistry that Quinto had with Chris Pine, who played Captian Kurt, made up for it. I couldn't help but laugh to see Harold without Kumar and without White Castle or weed, but even John Cho was saved by Quinto and Pine. Eric Bana is also played a great role in the film and truly made me a believer of his character.

The action sequences were gripping and believable. If you are person who believes that Star Trek is nothing more than a group of people on a ship, that land on a planet, screw some green chicks, save the day, and go back on the ship and do it again in next week's episodes, then this movie will prove to you otherwise. And yes, no action sequences had the Price Line Negotiator coming out and saving the day. It was extremely easy to tell that this flick was meant to gather interest from outside the cult following.

Although the film tried to take the franchise in a new route to appeal to a more massive audience, it still used famous lines, which if you have any worthless trivia knowledge, I am sure you could guess a few.

Unfortunately, the plot is extremely predictable, not as a whole, but from scene to scene. As predictable as if someone pulled out a gun, you can imagine that someone is going to get shot. The story line was well thought out though and contained a lot of depth.

Overall, the film is an orgy out of a cherry pit (a four out of five). Definitely worth your time seeing. Another film that would be given an orgy is The Dark Knight, just so you have a comparison. Good, better than average, not the best picture of the year.