Film Review – Star Trek Into Darkness

I was completely swept away by the 2009 reinvention of “Star Trek” (my favorite film
of that year). Director J.J. Abrams approached an impossible creative
challenge with startling confidence, restoring awe to a dusty brand name
while removing the need to be slavish to Gene Roddenberry’s original
creation as it paved the way for its own universe of alien planets,
adversaries, and whip-crack heroism. Four years later (an eternity in
blockbuster time), Abrams and Company return with “Star Trek Into
Darkness,” a sequel that’s nearly as thrilling as the previous picture,
delivering a sensational view of crew camaraderie and earthbound threat.
However, there’s a specific cancer in the screenplay in dire need of
removal, moving a jubilant creation into an area of dramatic replication
that’s all wrong. Most of “Star Trek Into Darkness” will have its
audience cheering, the rest feels like a slap across the face.
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