Star Trek Beyond

I was a great fan of the original Star Trek series with Shatner and Nimoy. And this movie in my opinion comes the closest to the dynamics of the original.

What I loved in particular was the relationship between McCoy and Spock. Though brief and relegated to a few scenes, it was was brilliantly done.

Simon Pegg, I think, showed a remarkable understanding of the characters of the original series. Yes, the Uhura-Spock thing was not a part of the original, but Spock was always involved with someone or the other. In this particular instance, who better than Uhura?

Especially since there was no Nurse Chapel.

As for the acting, full marks to all the cast with the possible exception of Chris Pine who in places looked markedly wooden.

All in all, it was a film that I loved and despite the predictability (how many films are truly unpredictable?), was definitely entertaining.

Props to Simon Pegg! I hope he keeps writing more Star Trek movies and lace them with more comedy and even more character development. (Makes me long for a TV series reboot with the new cast!)