In Star Trek – Into Darkness, JJ Abrams
scripts a taut thriller that is centered around a former starship captain –
Khan (Benedict Cumberbatch) gone rogue – rather than the hackneyed alien
encounters of old. Apart from saving the introductory planet through dazzling
special effects, and one minor Klingon encounter, there is no long drawn alien
engagement. Rather, it is James Kirk (Chris Pine), and Spock (Zachary Quinto)
coming to terms with their personalities, their relationship, a misguided
leader in Admiral Marcus (Peter Weller), and of course the great Khan threat.
The special effects are expectedly mindblowing, including possibly the first
instance of the equivalent of base jumping in space. This is a different Star
Trek, with more overtones of terrorist threats and dual personalities, than the
copybook 20th century Star Treks and their extra-terrestrials
14.5/20
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