Star Trek Into Darkness
(2013)
Directed by J. J.
Abrams this sequel to the 2009 reboot stars Chris Pine, Zachary
Quinto, Benedict Cumberbatch, Karl Urban and Alive Eve. Kirk and crew
hunt down a terrorist responsible for two attacks on Star Fleet.
I was not a big fan of
Star Trek (2009) and I was not a big fan of this film for mostly the
same reasons, this film is all bells and whistles with no heart or
brain. Inevitably there are going to be comparisons to Star Trek 2:
Wrath of Khan (1982) which the script of this film falls well short
of capturing the enigmatic nature of the same antagonist. While the
plot attempts to say something relevant about the war on terror it
never gets close to exploring those themes or being relevant in a way
that Star Trek 6: The Undiscovered Country (1991) did, indeed motivation for
the dark characters is never explored or explained. Alice Eve is
criminally underused, you have to wonder if she is solely included
for a scene where she is in her underwear and while Benedict
Cumberbatch is a great actor his casting really does not fit with
previous versions of the same character. Much like it's predecessor
this film is not bad as an action film but is lacking as anything
more which is a real disappointment.
2/5
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