The best thing about this movie is that it is actually a fully contained story. This feels like an episode from the TV show blown up to be a bigger deal. They don't make you need any backstory, or hope for some future movie's story. I think this is something a lot of franchises need to stick with.

The main cast is still great together. I think this is one of the biggest upsides to the whole new Star Trek universe. They cast perfectly and write great dialogue for their interactions. The actors do a great job balancing the comedy of their personas along with serious moments. I don't have any acting gripes at all.

The issues I do have with this though, is when the film pushes the comedy into ridiculousness. There are times when the laughter takes precedent over realism. Don't get me wrong, I know this is science fiction. I'm not judging the space tech here. But sometimes the comedy flies in the face of any logic at all. A big part of that for me is the music sequence in the climax. I didn't hate what was happening, but I certainly rolled my eyes.

Overall though, really good watch. Not as good as the first reboot film, but certainly better than the last one. I can't even remember the last one, put it out of my mind.