that the only word i can think of to describe this movie . not waste a in a waste of time ( any time spend with these character be never waste ) and but waste a in a waste of opportunity . when i see this movie and i think of all the star trek novel that be write which would have make a much good film than the story shatner chose . the setup be like an average television episode and while the finish felt like the climax ( if you can call it that ) of the first movie . nimoy and in direct ii iv and focus on the character of spock how he face the kobayashi maru outside of the classroom and and how he handle his emotional live now that he have a chance to start fresh . shatner could have do the same with kirk here and but he do not . we do not know much about kirk that we do not know before . again and one of the novel would have be good try my enemy and my ally for a very interesting character study of our friend jam t. the minor character be use mostly for cute bit and and the scotty uhura subplot seem way out of left field and particularly since the subtext in the original series be sulu uhura . even hardcore fan can not find much to enjoy here . sorry and but it true .