The fate of the galaxy rests in the hands of bitter rivals. One, James Kirk, is a delinquent, thrill-seeking Iowa farm boy. The other, Spock, a Vulcan, was raised in a logic-based society that rejects all emotion. As fiery instinct clashes with calm reason, their unlikely but powerful partnership is the only thing capable of leading their crew through unimaginable danger, boldly going where no one has gone before. The human adventure has begun again.
The wit and youthful energy that's been infused into the new Star Trek should enable this venerable franchise to live longer and prosper more handsomely.
– Joe Williams,
St. Louis Post-Dispatch,
8 May 2009
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With Star Trek Abrams honors the show's legacy without fossilizing its best qualities. Instead, he's whisked it off to a planet where numbing nostalgia can't kill it, and where the future is still something to look forward to.
– Stephanie Zacharek,
Salon.com,
8 May 2009
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The young cast is mostly callow and TV-bland and the special effects don't quite seem worth that hefty price tag, but overall this is a presentable addition to the franchise.
– Peter Rainer,
Christian Science Monitor,
8 May 2009
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One of the most accessible and entertaining films of the year.
– Laremy Legel,
Film.com,
6 May 2011
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Did somebody just reach through the space-time continuum and pull out a white rabbit?