Tuesday, June 4, 2013

Star Trek Into Darkness 3D (3.0/5)

Star Trek Into Darkness 3D (3.0/5)
Hoyts, Broadway
4th June 2013

Director: J. J. Abrams
Cast: Chris Pine [Kirk], Zachary Quinto [Spock], Benedict Cumberbatch [Khan], Zoe Saldana [Uhura], Karl Urban [Dr McCoy], Simon Pegg [Scotty], Bruce Greenwood [Admiral Christopher Pike], Alice Eve [Dr. Carol Marcus], Peter Weller [Fleet Admiral Alexander Marcus]

Enjoyable if not gripping second outing for Abrams' Star Trek world with a cast more comfortable in their roles and cleverly worked references to Roddenberry's early version. The young Kirk starts to mature in the face Cumberbatch's very cool villain, though overall character and narrative are sacrificed for lengthy action sequences.