Star Trek: Beyond 8/10

Really surprised by this one. Justin Lin actually directed some pretty great character moments and a lot of spectacular action. The trailers looked really bad and it looked like it was going to go in the same stylistic direction as the Fast and Furious franchise did but thankfully it did not, it actually was way more respectful of the original Star Trek series than Into Darkness was. The music was very reminiscent of the original show and the tribute to the original cast was great. Overall I really liked it but I think it peaked in the second act and then in the third it became quite formulaic and predictable. Still a lot of fun and a worthy sequel to the first one from 2009. I’d also like to point out that at no point does this film mention any events from Into Darkness so if you want to just ignore that one then you can because this one feels much more like a sequel to the first one. Check it out!