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46 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 100The Hollywood ReporterRay BennettThe Hollywood ReporterRay BennettPaced at warp speed with spectacular action sequences rendered brilliantly and with a cast so expert that all the familiar characters are instantly identifiable.
- 100VarietyTodd McCarthyVarietyTodd McCarthyBlasting 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.
- 100New York Daily NewsJoe NeumaierNew York Daily NewsJoe NeumaierThe new Star Trek is more than a coat of paint on a space-age wagon train. It's an exciting, stellar-yet-earthy blast that successfully blends the hip and the classic.
- 100Village VoiceVillage VoiceNot only does this Star Trek proffer smart thrills and slick kicks, but it builds upon the original's history–from its very first pilot episode to Robert Wise's 1979 "Star Trek: The Motion Picture" and beyond–while creating an entirely new future.
- 100Boston GlobeTy BurrBoston GlobeTy BurrIn the pop high it delivers, this is the greatest prequel ever made.
- 91Entertainment WeeklyOwen GleibermanEntertainment WeeklyOwen GleibermanThe clever and infectious reboot of the amazingly enduring sci-fi classic, director J.J. Abrams crafts an origin myth that avoids any hint of the origin doldrums. That's because he rewires us back into the original Star Trek's primal appeal.
- 88New York PostLou LumenickNew York PostLou LumenickVigorously played as a young man by Chris Pine, Kirk is a brilliant, sports-car driving, bar-brawling rebel who is finally shamed into joining Starfleet Academy.
- 80EmpireColin KennedyEmpireColin KennedyOdd-number curse be gone. The most exhilarating Trek to date marks a new future for Kirk and co. If this can boldly go on to seek out ideas to match its speed and style, a franchise is reborn.
- 80New York Magazine (Vulture)David EdelsteinNew York Magazine (Vulture)David EdelsteinAbrams and his writers (Roberto Orci and Alex Kurtzman) have come up with a way to make you dig the souped-up new scenery while pining for the familiar--a good thing.
- 75ReelViewsJames BerardinelliReelViewsJames BerardinelliUltimately, when the end credits roll, we're left with the sense that Star Trek represents a good beginning. As a film tasked with getting all the characters together, re-booting a timeline, and finding a way to return a veteran actor to his beloved role, Star Trek works.