Review of Star Trek Beyond (2016) by Kkell83 — 22 Jul 2016

Star Trek Beyond was exactly what I expected; it had humor, action, and suspense. What I liked about the film was it kept the original cast, but that's basically it. Unfortunately, this film failed in my eyes. I wasn't excited by how director Justin Lin did all his video touches (he enjoys inverting his video - filming upside down first then coming back around), it was very annoying to say the least.

Furthermore, the main issue I had with this film is it never left you at the edge of your seat. Yes, they had large battles (a bit much if you ask me) and some neat special effects, but it was just 'dry' and predictable. Less effects, more story, please. The battles went super quick - rapid scenes every second vs just watching the devastation unfold made me dazed and sometimes confused. Not to mention, I never had the true sense that Krall (main villain) was actually evil, it didn't feel genuine like the previous films.

All in all, the film was mediocre, but nothing like the first two as far as action, humor, storyline. I feel this has to do with the Justin Lins vision vs the original director - too many variations between the films, but still something to watch. Hopefully Justin Lin sticks to the Fast and Furious franchise.