Cast overview, first billed only: | |||
Chris Pine | ... | Kirk | |
Zachary Quinto | ... | Spock | |
Zoe Saldana | ... | Uhura (as Zoë Saldana) | |
Karl Urban | ... | Bones | |
Simon Pegg | ... | Scotty | |
John Cho | ... | Sulu | |
Benedict Cumberbatch | ... | Khan | |
Anton Yelchin | ... | Chekov | |
Bruce Greenwood | ... | Pike | |
Peter Weller | ... | Marcus | |
Alice Eve | ... | Carol Marcus | |
Noel Clarke | ... | Thomas Harewood | |
Nazneen Contractor | ... | Rima Harewood | |
Amanda Foreman | ... | Ensign Brackett | |
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Jay Scully | ... | Lieutenant Chapin |
When the USS Enterprise crew is called back home, they find an unstoppable force of terror from within their own organization has detonated the fleet and everything it stands for, leaving our world in a state of crisis. With a personal score to settle, Captain Kirk leads a manhunt to a war-zone world to capture a one-man weapon of mass destruction. As our space heroes are propelled into an epic chess game of life and death, love will be challenged, friendships will be torn apart, and sacrifices must be made for the only family Kirk has left: his crew. Written by Paramount Pictures
The previous Star Trek movie is a tough one to beat. It was (in my eyes) close to perfection (lens flares and all). So this movie had a tough up-hill battle ahead of it. I am happy to report that the writing, direction, cinematography and acting were all terrific. But it's not quite flawless. There are a couple of minor plot holes that distract viewer attention to some degree.
Cumberbatch is brilliant. I won't divulge any spoilers, but I will say that the throw back to the earlier movies is very very clever and well executed. The added depth we see in the characters of Kirk and Spock are icing on an already delicious cake!