Star Trek XI (3.0/5)
Hoyts, Broadway, Sydney
16th May 2009
Director: JJ Abrams. Cast: Chris Pine (Kirk), Zachary Quinto/Leonard Nimoy (Spock), Eric Bana (Nero), Karl Urban (Dr McCoy), Zoe Saldana (Uhuru).
Good fun adventure, slightly ambiguous story and riveting cinematography - lively enough for newcomers, plenty of nostalgia for Trekkies. Pine has much of Kirk’s cockiness, Urban’s Bones is magnificently spot-on and Saldana’s Uhura brilliantly catches Roddenberry’s desire for a strong black woman. Spock is familiar whilst adding little to the character; sadly Scotty, Sulu and Chekhov are befuddled characterisations. Abrams takes a big and largely successful gamble in a young Kirk and crew.
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