Star Trek (2009) Rank 4 Reviews

Orlando Weekly (Steve Schneider)

Bravely vindicates its source material's essential underpinnings of friendship and honor. 'Get a life?' This is the redemption Trekkies have been living for. ...read the complete Star Trek movie review at Orlando Weekly (Steve Schneider)

Gazette (MD) (Jeffrey Lyles)

Everything from the score, the slow motion effects to Abrams' ability to instantly draw you into this new universe quickly sets the tone for an engaging two-hour thrill ride. ...read the complete Star Trek movie review at Gazette (MD) (Jeffrey Lyles)

Movie Retriever (Brian Tallerico)

Perfectly paced, wonderfully cast, cleverly written, and masterfully designed -- summer movies don't get much better than Star Trek. ...read the complete Star Trek movie review at Movie Retriever (Brian Tallerico)

Eclipse Magazine (Michelle Alexandria)

Star Trek is a truly good, dare I say great movie. But I don't think it has a lot of re-watchabilty and not in the league of The Dark Knight Returns. ...read the complete Star Trek movie review at Eclipse Magazine (Michelle Alexandria)

Tri-City Herald (Gary Wolcott)

[Director J.J.] Abrams kicks his film into warp drive and boldly goes where the Star Trek actually has gone before. Only better. ...read the complete Star Trek movie review at Tri-City Herald (Gary Wolcott)

Metromix.com (Matt Pais)

Outrageously, unbelievably entertaining, and the most fun anyone has had at a movie in a long, long time. ...read the complete Star Trek movie review at Metromix.com (Matt Pais)

Boston Globe (Ty Burr)

Trading on affections sustained over 40 years of popular culture, Star Trek does what a franchise reboot rarely does. It reminds us why we loved these characters in the first place. ...read the complete Star Trek movie review at Boston Globe (Ty Burr)

About.com (Rebecca Murray)

Star Trek is the perfect summer movie. ...read the complete Star Trek movie review at About.com (Rebecca Murray)

BlackFilm.com (Kam Williams)

A splendid space saga so spellbinding, I won't complain about their resurrecting that infuriating, infinitive-splitting catchphrase, 'To boldly go where no one has gone before!' ...read the complete Star Trek movie review at BlackFilm.com (Kam Williams)

Toronto Star (Peter Howell)

Phasers set on "stunning." ...read the complete Star Trek movie review at Toronto Star (Peter Howell)

GQ Magazine [UK] ()

Star Trek is the first great blockbuster of the year and is undoubtedly a bona fide masterpiece in the family genre. ...read the complete Star Trek movie review at GQ Magazine [UK] ()

WaffleMovies.com (Willie Waffle)

This is a different Star Trek. It's hipper. It's hotter. It's going to be the biggest movie of the summer, and no corny little one-liners will do it justice. ...read the complete Star Trek movie review at WaffleMovies.com (Willie Waffle)

Sacramento News & Review (Jim Lane)

J.J. Abrams has raised the craft of rejuvenating a movie franchise to something like a fine art. ...read the complete Star Trek movie review at Sacramento News & Review (Jim Lane)

News of the World (Robbie Collin)

Star Trek is the most enjoyable, spectacular, smart and yet brilliantly simple summer movie for an absolute age. ...read the complete Star Trek movie review at News of the World (Robbie Collin)

ViewLondon (Matthew Turner)

Hugely enjoyable, wonderfully cast and genuinely thrilling blockbuster that, incredibly, gets everything right and will please both die-hard Trekkies and newcomers alike. ...read the complete Star Trek movie review at ViewLondon (Matthew Turner)

Worcester Telegram & Gazette (Daniel M. Kimmel)

...captures the spirit of the original series and makes watching these characters fun again. ...read the complete Star Trek movie review at Worcester Telegram & Gazette (Daniel M. Kimmel)

Sun Online ()

Abrams has achieved what previous Star Trek directors and George Lucas's prequels failed to create a gripping, action-packed, humorous slice of escapism. ...read the complete Star Trek movie review at Sun Online ()

FromTheBalcony (Bill Clark)

This is premier summer entertainment. ...read the complete Star Trek movie review at FromTheBalcony (Bill Clark)

Daily Mail [UK] (Christopher Tookey)

It must rank as the outstanding prequel of all time. ...read the complete Star Trek movie review at Daily Mail [UK] (Christopher Tookey)

Kinetofilm (Brian Holcomb)

Somehow pulling off the trick of appealing to the wider mass audience with one foot in Star WARS, the most startling thing about this new TREK is how it avoids being AWFUL. ...read the complete Star Trek movie review at Kinetofilm (Brian Holcomb)

Dallas Morning News (Tom Maurstad)

The summer movie season has barely begun, but already one thing is certain: It will have at least one indisputably great movie. ...read the complete Star Trek movie review at Dallas Morning News (Tom Maurstad)

Film Journal International (Ethan Alter)

The four-decade-old sci-fi franchise boldly goes back onto the big screen as a muscular, action-packed summer blockbuster. ...read the complete Star Trek movie review at Film Journal International (Ethan Alter)

MSNBC (Alonso Duralde)

It's exciting, moving, hilarious, action-packed, sexy and suspenseful -- in short, exactly what big, fun summer popcorn movies are supposed to be and yet so rarely are. ...read the complete Star Trek movie review at MSNBC (Alonso Duralde)

Philadelphia Weekly (Sean Burns)

More than any *Trek* project in decades, this one conjures the camaraderie, the easy humor and most important the swagger we associate with headstrong Jim Kirk and his logical, pointy-eared pal. ...read the complete Star Trek movie review at Philadelphia Weekly (Sean Burns)

Hollywood.com (Pete Hammond)

This brilliant reninvention of the beloved sci-fi franchise boldly (and smartly) goes where no 'Star Trek' has ever gone before. ...read the complete Star Trek movie review at Hollywood.com (Pete Hammond)

Nolan's Pop Culture Review (Michael A. Smith)

...even if you've NEVER seen "Star Trek" you'll be hooked. ...read the complete Star Trek movie review at Nolan's Pop Culture Review (Michael A. Smith)

DVDtalk

"Star Trek" is a stupendous revitalization of a concept bled dry long ago. It offers nothing but pleasures to those in tune with Gene Roddenberry's original creation. ...read the complete Star Trek movie review at DVDtalk

PopMatters (Bill Gibron)

Star Trek is destined to be remembered as one of 2009's biggest and best surprises, a gamble that beat both the house and those holding the cards to turn everyone into a winner. ...read the complete Star Trek movie review at PopMatters (Bill Gibron)

Blunt Review (Emily Blunt)

Director J J Abrams has made summer 2009 an event. ...read the complete Star Trek movie review at Blunt Review (Emily Blunt)

WaffleMovies.com (Willie Waffle)

This is a different Star Trek. It's hipper. It's hotter. It's going to be the biggest movie of the summer, and no corny little one-liners will do it justice. ...read the complete Star Trek movie review at WaffleMovies.com (Willie Waffle)

Star-Democrat (Easton, MD) (Greg Maki)

... Youthful, fast-paced, thrilling, funny and fueled by an adventurous spirit. ...read the complete Star Trek movie review at Star-Democrat (Easton, MD) (Greg Maki)

SFX Magazine (Ian Berriman)

By resurrecting Kirk, JJ Abrams has not only revived and revitalised Star Trek, he's given it a dose of Viagra. ...read the complete Star Trek movie review at SFX Magazine (Ian Berriman)

Cinema Signals (Jules Brenner)

Credible backdating in what everyone but this creative team thought was an exhausted payload. ...read the complete Star Trek movie review at Cinema Signals (Jules Brenner)

New York Daily News (Joe Neumaier)

It's an exciting, stellar-yet-earthy blast that successfully blends the hip and the classic. ...read the complete Star Trek movie review at New York Daily News (Joe Neumaier)

MovieWeb (Julian Roman)

An epic adventure that deftly captures the spirit of the original series, while succeeding utterly in charting a new course. ...read the complete Star Trek movie review at MovieWeb (Julian Roman)

Times [UK] (James Christopher)

What will thrill jaded science-fiction fans is the grungy, pig-iron feel of the film. ...read the complete Star Trek movie review at Times [UK] (James Christopher)

Sunday Times (UK) (Cosmo Landesman)

Here is a film that slaps your expectations around with surprise after surprise, leaving you shaking your head in disbelief that a Star Trek film could be this good. ...read the complete Star Trek movie review at Sunday Times (UK) (Cosmo Landesman)

Tucson Weekly (Bob Grimm)

I loved the second and fourth Trek films, but this cosmically entertaining movie is the best the franchise has ever produced. Can't wait to see what Abrams does next with his new crew. ...read the complete Star Trek movie review at Tucson Weekly (Bob Grimm)

JoBlo's Movie Emporium (JimmyO)

It is fun, exciting and exuberantly entertaining. ...read the complete Star Trek movie review at JoBlo's Movie Emporium (JimmyO)

AskMen.com

The other summer tent poles have to stretch mighty high to reach the benchmark set by this soaring and explosive blockbuster. ...read the complete Star Trek movie review at AskMen.com

New York Magazine

If you care about this universe (and I do, damn it), you won't sit passively through J.J. Abrams's restart Trek. You'll marvel at the smarts and wince at the senselessness. You'll nitpick it to death and thrill to it anyway. ...read the complete Star Trek movie review at New York Magazine

Sunday Mirror [UK] (Mark Adams)

It's wonderfully exciting sci-fi entertainment that will appeal to long-term fans of the legendary TV series and also those just looking for an entertaining night out. ...read the complete Star Trek movie review at Sunday Mirror [UK] (Mark Adams)

Spectrum (St. George, Utah) (Bruce Bennett)

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Needcoffee.com (Widgett Walls)

This movie wins. It manages to have reverence for its source material but also uses it as a jumping off point to make a 21st Century version of the franchise. ...read the complete Star Trek movie review at Needcoffee.com (Widgett Walls)

TheDivaReview.com (Diva Velez)

Star Trek does a remarkable job hitting all the right notes with die-hard Trekkies and engaging those who've never heard of a tribble. The bar for summer 2009 blockbusters is set very high. ...read the complete Star Trek movie review at TheDivaReview.com (Diva Velez)

The Scorecard Review (Jeff Bayer)

What Christopher Nolan did for the Batman franchise, J.J. Abrams has done for Star Trek. ...read the complete Star Trek movie review at The Scorecard Review (Jeff Bayer)

BDK Reviews (Kevin McCarthy)

The effects, direction and film score were so beautiful and mind blowing that it made a grown man cry. That grown man would be me. ...read the complete Star Trek movie review at BDK Reviews (Kevin McCarthy)

Reeling Reviews (Robin Clifford)

This is the best Star Trek movie, ever. Better, even, than the classic Start Trek II: The Wrath of Khan. ...read the complete Star Trek movie review at Reeling Reviews (Robin Clifford)

NPR (Bob Mondello)

The aim here is to court a new generation of fans without alienating the true believers speaking Klingon in the box-office lines. ...read the complete Star Trek movie review at NPR (Bob Mondello)

The Trend (Stephen Silver)

The film is a success because of beautiful visuals, swift storytelling that never loses its momentum, and the sheer joy of having these characters back in our lives again. ...read the complete Star Trek movie review at The Trend (Stephen Silver)

MSN Movies (James Rocchi)

I can name exactly three and a half things "Star Trek" gets wrong -- and I can name about a thousand that Abrams and his cast and crew get absolutely, pitch-perfect, elegantly right. ...read the complete Star Trek movie review at MSN Movies (James Rocchi)

Philadelphia Daily News (Gary Thompson)

Trek almost never stops being good, kinetic fun. ...read the complete Star Trek movie review at Philadelphia Daily News (Gary Thompson)

Reeling Reviews (Laura Clifford)

...not only a fantastic summer tentpole film, it just happens to be better than each and every one of the most recent Best Picture Oscar nominees. ...read the complete Star Trek movie review at Reeling Reviews (Laura Clifford)

One Guy's Opinion (Frank Swietek)

A fast-paced, witty prequel, a top-flight modern adventure...that's not only an affectionate tribute to the original but a successful rebooting of the whole franchise. ...read the complete Star Trek movie review at One Guy's Opinion (Frank Swietek)

Entertainment Weekly (Owen Gleiberman)

With a crew like this, you can welcome the future. ...read the complete Star Trek movie review at Entertainment Weekly (Owen Gleiberman)

Cinemaclips.com (Roger Tennis)

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Heart 106.2 (Simon Thompson)

This is everything a summer blockbuster should be. Star Trek is a film that will delight fans and impress people who have usually steered clear of the franchise. ...read the complete Star Trek movie review at Heart 106.2 (Simon Thompson)

Decent Films Guide (Steven D. Greydanus)

It's like what Alan Moore said about Frank Miller's The Dark Knight Returns: 'Everything is exactly the same, except for the fact that it's all completely different.' ...read the complete Star Trek movie review at Decent Films Guide (Steven D. Greydanus)

Cinematical (Scott Weinberg)

Hell, you could know nothing about the words "Star Trek" and still find a lot to enjoy here. ...read the complete Star Trek movie review at Cinematical (Scott Weinberg)

EricDSnider.com (Eric D. Snider)

Spectacularly entertaining -- fast-paced, glib, thrilling, and slickly produced. It's better than most summertime action romps even bother trying to be. ...read the complete Star Trek movie review at EricDSnider.com (Eric D. Snider)

Beliefnet (Nell Minow)

I loved it so much I wanted to Vulcan mind meld with it. ...read the complete Star Trek movie review at Beliefnet (Nell Minow)

Tulsa World (Michael Smith)

Set phasers for fun. May this Trek live long and prosper. ...read the complete Star Trek movie review at Tulsa World (Michael Smith)

Scene-Stealers.com (Eric Melin)

... has a lot of humor but is very serious about its premise ... about as good as Hollywood blockbusters get. ...read the complete Star Trek movie review at Scene-Stealers.com (Eric Melin)

CinemaBlend.com (Joshua Tyler)

Easily the best Trek movie since The Wrath of Khan, and a veritable feast of sight and sound ...read the complete Star Trek movie review at CinemaBlend.com (Joshua Tyler)

Philadelphia Inquirer (Carrie Rickey)

The happy result is action-friendly, nerd-friendly, and fundamentally optimistic. ...read the complete Star Trek movie review at Philadelphia Inquirer (Carrie Rickey)

Hollywood Report Card (Ross Anthony)

A fiery dynamo. Big action, snappy direction, good acting, respect for the past. This is the summer blockbuster to see. ...read the complete Star Trek movie review at Hollywood Report Card (Ross Anthony)

Reel Film Reviews (David Nusair)

...immediately establishes itself as a contemporary reboot done right... ...read the complete Star Trek movie review at Reel Film Reviews (David Nusair)

Atlantic City Weekly (Lori Hoffman)

Beam me up, Scotty, this Trek rocks. ...read the complete Star Trek movie review at Atlantic City Weekly (Lori Hoffman)

Big Picture Big Sound (Joe Lozito)

J.J. Abrams boldly takes the "Trek" franchise where it hasn't gone in a long time: to box office gold. ...read the complete Star Trek movie review at Big Picture Big Sound (Joe Lozito)

Illinois Times (Charles Koplinski)

A bold, entertaining reboot. ...read the complete Star Trek movie review at Illinois Times (Charles Koplinski)

Hollywood & Fine (Marshall Fine)

It's not perfect but it is great fun ... It's hard to imagine anyone resisting this new cast. ...read the complete Star Trek movie review at Hollywood & Fine (Marshall Fine)

Can Magazine (Fred Topel)

You can feel the legacy in every scene. It just rocks. ...read the complete Star Trek movie review at Can Magazine (Fred Topel)

Urban Cinefile (Andrew L. Urban)

A stupendous production, Star Trek goes where no movie sequel or prequel has gone before in bringing intelligence and invention to a peak in cinematic storytelling. ...read the complete Star Trek movie review at Urban Cinefile (Andrew L. Urban)

Washington City Paper (Tricia Olszewski)

Regardless of your level of devotion, the film is engrossing and fun. ...read the complete Star Trek movie review at Washington City Paper (Tricia Olszewski)

Arizona Daily Star (Phil Villarreal)

For the first time in 15 years, Star Trek actually matters. ...read the complete Star Trek movie review at Arizona Daily Star (Phil Villarreal)

Deseret News, Salt Lake City (Jeff Vice)

This Trek is an exciting, constantly entertaining feature that helps kick off this year's summer movie season in spectacular fantasy. ...read the complete Star Trek movie review at Deseret News, Salt Lake City (Jeff Vice)

Variety

Blasting onto the screen at warp speed and remaining there for two hours, the new and improved Star Trek will transport fans to sci-fi nirvana. ...read the complete Star Trek movie review at Variety

Richmond.com (Mike Ward)

Star Trek comes out with its high beams on, its pacing hyper, and its phasers set to "stoked." And it never hits the brakes. ...read the complete Star Trek movie review at Richmond.com (Mike Ward)

Minneapolis Star Tribune (Colin Covert)

This is really the story of how the Enterprise crew meets, hammers out its differences and becomes a team, and the telling is pure bliss. ...read the complete Star Trek movie review at Minneapolis Star Tribune (Colin Covert)

St. Paul Pioneer Press (Chris Hewitt (St. Paul))

This non-Trekkie thinks you'd have to look back almost as far as Raiders of the Lost Ark to find an adventure this consistently, thrillingly, joyfully fun. ...read the complete Star Trek movie review at St. Paul Pioneer Press (Chris Hewitt (St. Paul))

FilmInk (Australia) (Erin Free)

Star Trek bristles with energy and excitement, and you can practically sense the enthusiasm with which this film has been approached by everyone involved. ...read the complete Star Trek movie review at FilmInk (Australia) (Erin Free)

Houston Chronicle (Amy Biancolli)

Abrams' redo isn't just a blast from the past. It's a blast. ...read the complete Star Trek movie review at Houston Chronicle (Amy Biancolli)

E! Online

Somehow this movie manages the delicate balancing act of incorporating both the humor and action of the original series, while simultaneously satiating hard-core geeks and fans who thought the original crew could never be succeeded. ...read the complete Star Trek movie review at E! Online

Groucho Reviews (Peter Canavese)

It's this Star Trek's greatest stroke of genius to conceive of Kirk and Spock as two rebels looking for a cause... ...read the complete Star Trek movie review at Groucho Reviews (Peter Canavese)

Critic's Notebook (Robert Levin)

The final frontier of space is once again the place to be. ...read the complete Star Trek movie review at Critic's Notebook (Robert Levin)

Blackfilm.com (Wilson Morales)

With director J.J. Abrams on board, the newest movie in the series is not only action-packed but also filled with surprises. ...read the complete Star Trek movie review at Blackfilm.com (Wilson Morales)

New York Post (Lou Lumenick)

Smart, epic and eye-popping. ...read the complete Star Trek movie review at New York Post (Lou Lumenick)

Rolling Stone (Peter Travers)

Summer officially hits warp speed. ...read the complete Star Trek movie review at Rolling Stone (Peter Travers)

Creative Loafing (Matt Brunson)

Abrams' whole approach to this revamped Star Trek: Be playful, be unpredictable, and full speed ahead. ...read the complete Star Trek movie review at Creative Loafing (Matt Brunson)

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