(PG-13)
Run Time: 120 min
Star Trek Beyond is the thirteenth film adaption
of the popular science fiction franchise and follows 2009s Star Trek and 2013s
Into Darkness as the third installment of the reboot series. Since J.J. Abrams
was focused on directing Star Wars: The Force Awakens, his role was diminished
to a producer this time around, with Justin Lin taking the reigns as director.
Lin is most well-known for directing the
fourth, fifth and sixth movies in the Fast and Furious series, all of which I
find to be entertaining action flicks. That being said, I was a bit concerned
about this transition to science fiction when it was announced that he would
direct this new Star Trek film. I am not a “Trekkie” by any means, as the two
latest reboots are all that I have seen from the beloved series. However, those
are two of my favorite sci-fi films of the past decade or so and I was looking
forward to seeing this next installment.
At the start of the film, Kirk (Chris
Pine), Spock (Zachary Quinto) and the rest of the crew of the USS Enterprise are
now three years into the five year exploration mission that they began at the
end of Into Darkness. Early on, the iconic ship is attacked and nearly
destroyed by a wave of aliens, causing the entire crew to be separated and
stranded on an unknown planet. They soon find themselves pitted against Krall
(Idris Elba), a mysterious new enemy who has been working on acquiring an
ancient weapon with the intent of unleashing its power.
Overall, I had a really good time
watching this movie. It was great to see the whole cast return yet again,
alongside some new faces. The characters have really made these movies for me
at least, and all of the actors and actresses continue to deliver impressive
performances. Unfortunately, this will be the last time we get to see Anton
Yelchin portray Chekov, as the young actor tragically passed away in a car
accident just over a month ago. However, I feel confident in saying that this
new film truly did a great job of honoring him as well as the late Leonard
Nimoy by building upon the success of the first two reboot movies. Personally,
I prefer the Abrams-directed films, but Star Trek Beyond is still a blast of a
summer sci-fi movie that shouldn’t be missed.
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