*** Three years into a five year Deep Space mission, and mundanity has set in on board the USS Enterprise. After docking at York Town, Captain Kirk is charged with the mission of rescuing a small team of scientists stranded on a nearby planet, but all is not as it appears to be... I shall be honest from the outset and admit that the latest installment in the rebooted franchise is undoubtedly the weakest of the three. From the very first scene, which sees Captain Kirk (Chris Pine) negotiating a peace treaty, the script (co-written by Simon Pegg, who also stars) feels unbelievably clunky, without any of the wit and snappy exchanges we have been treated to in the previous two. The banter between Spock and Kirk is all but gone, with only Bones (a scene-stealing Karl Urban) providing the sharp comments and sparky phrases. However, even Bones' role has changed, from cynical wise-cracker to philosophical speaker, telling Spock that 'the fear of death is what keeps us
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