Star Trek Beyond (2016)

	Also Known As: -
	Year of first release: 2016
	Director: Justin Lin (Fast & Furious 1, 5, 6)
	Actors: Chris Pine (Jack Ryan: Shadow Recruit), Zachary Quinto, Zoe Saldana (Avatar), Karl Urban (Dredd, The Chronicles of Riddick), Simon Pegg (Shaun of the Dead)
	Country: USA
	Genre: SF
	Conditions of visioning: 12.09.2016, Cineplanet Costanera Center
Synopsis: After three years of exploring deep space, the crew of the USS Enterprise led by Capt. Kirk (Pine) and Spock (Quinto) encounter a woman asking for help in rescuing her own team on a mysterious planet.
Review: Beyond what exactly? I appreciated the franchise reboot by J. J. Abrams with Star Trek and Star Trek Into Darkness so I couldn't miss this third episode, although not directed by the new Hollywood favorite too busy with Star Wars. I thought that the same spirit and format would be present, but was utterly disappointed by the director of several Fast & Furious movies. While I was expecting an escalation in threats and stakes (and a war with the Klingons), I found instead a story limited to one planet and narrating the sake of a small people and a Federation base. Very minimalistic. What is not minimalistic are the special effects and impossible shots that just show that the movie had a comfortable budget, but no inspiration really. It was embarrassing to see those credible actors playing characters very well introduced in the first two movies, but this time trying to convince us of the stakes in what looks more like a TV-series episode, and I am not talking about one of the recent series that I love, but more of flat old series like... well maybe the original Star Trek. So I wouldn't be surprise if some people praise a return to the source, but I for one found that it was a shame to show that on a big screen: scene after scene of flat dialogs, main characters stranded on a planet and slowly converging to the same place, and not-really-scary villains with a look seen many times before. And the movie cannot be excuse because of its age like Star Trek V: The Final Frontier (1989) for example. It was even more embarrassing to remember that Simon Pegg (Shaun of the Dead) has co-written that story. I have already forgotten most of the movie only four days after visioning. Not a good memory to honor the deeply regretted Leonard Nimoy and Anton Yelchin.
Rating: 3 /10