I had to watch it at some point – it’s unfortunately my duty. That being said, by coming into this film expecting a terrible movie, I was pleasantly surprised to find that a lot of it is interesting and enjoyable. Starting the movie with a laughing Vulcan is enough to make one curious, and the curiosity keeps cropping up throughout the film, which I think is a sign that the story can’t be that bad. True, the premise is strange and ridiculous – I mean, they essentially go find God in space – but I can enjoy just about anything as long as the character dynamic of the original Kirk, Spock, and Bones is present (unless it’s as tedious as Star Trek: The Slow Motion Picture). I really don’t have much else to say about this one because, while I recognize that a lot of it is awkward, clunky, corny, unbelievable, bizarre, needless, and boring, I have to admit that whenever they focus on the relationships between the characters, I’m happy to be along for the ride.
