Star Trek

[kempermentor]

I just got out.  No one needs to see this movie, but everyone should!

The action doesn't stop but you don't feel like you need a break like you do in a Michael Bay movie which you could easily go to the bathroom, drop a deuce, wash hands with soap and warm water for twenty seconds being sure to get between the fingers, dry hands with a paper towel that you'll use to open the door before tossing it into the garbage, head over to the concession stand for some Jr Mints or maybe a Kit-Kat bar (it's hard to decide, the cost is prohibitive for both), get back to your seat with some Milk Duds instead because they sounded good all without needing to ask your buddy in the next seat what you missed because you know it wasn't a gee-dee thing.

You can't do that with this movie.  But that's okay because you won't even be aware that you need to use the toilet until the credits roll --which you don't need to sit through if you're looking for a cool little something at the end-- because you will be so engrossed with the interpersonal dynamics of the students at the Academy and the crew of the Enterprise.

One happy surprise was the hint of waybackstory to Spock as a kid.  It sucked me in and was way too short.  
MORE TWEEN!SPOCK !!!

So, of course there was Kid!Kirk.  I could have done without him.  Well... more his trope.  The only thing I found interesting and wondered about was

SPOILER ALERT SORT OF
why his mom remarried and why she went off-world leaving Li'l Jimmy behind with stepdad.  
SPOILER ALERT OVER

But whatevs.  

I can't imagine another movie this summer being so full of YES!

Kemper