Though never a Trekker, per se, I fell hard for J.J. Abrams' 2009 Star Trek reboot; that, to me, was a near-perfect merging of action, character, and story. Two elements of which - character and story - are lacking in this sequel, about the crew of the Enterprise being dispatched to capture a one-man superweapon (a terrific Benedict Cumberbatch), whom Captain Kirk (Chris Pine) then has to enlist for help when an enemy from within threatens all of Starfleet (and the world). While the action/special effects are top-notch, there's no character development here (Bones comes off a caricature of his TV counterpart, the "romance" between Uhura and Spock touched on so tepidly you wonder why it's even in the film), the action overshadows a weak story (by the end chase scene I was just wanting it all to be over), and the death of [SPOILER] was plain ludicrous as a dramatic ending, as you knew from jump how that was going to turn out. Not terrible, but coming after 2009's Star Trek this is a poor imitation at best. (rated PG-13) ***
STAR TREK INTO DARKNESS trailer
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