A few years into a five-year mission, James Kirk (Chris Pine) is having doubts about his career when suddenly the Enterprise is attacked by unknown aliens. The story may sound like any other generic Star Trek outing, and this third film in the new franchise has indeed its moments where the action and the characters’ emotional dilemmas seem overly familiar. Still, the director, a newcomer to the franchise, paces the story well and the film looks and feels like a welcome tribute in 3D to those ingredients that have always made this concept fly. A solid adventure, and the cast is comfortable in their roles.
2016-U.S. 122 min. Color. Widescreen. Directed by Justin Lin. Screenplay: Simon Pegg, Doug Jung. Cast: Chris Pine (James Kirk), Zachary Quinto (Spock), Karl Urban (Leonard ”Bones” McCoy), Zoë Saldana, Simon Pegg, John Cho… Anton Yelchin, Idris Elba.
Trivia: Co-produced by J.J. Abrams.
