As long as you can turn the thinking part of your brain off for two hours it's a fun ride. Abrams is a master of fun action sequences and the movie is paced so well that I was able to overlook the film's shortcomings. The first issue right off the bat is the convoluted storyline. Seems confusing on purpose so you stop paying attention to the details and just enjoy the ride. The "dramatic" scenes fell flat for me. What should be a dramatic sequence between Kirk and Spock near the end, where their bromance fully blossoms, just comes off like a television-quality melodrama. It's all worth it for the new warp effects and that one moment when they get knocked out of warp. The rotating set gimbal shots they stole from Inception were pretty fun too.

3 Stars (out of 5)