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BILL LAMBERT

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Sunday, May 17. 2009

Star Trek - The Prequel

In this odd prequel to the iconic 60's TV series, director J.J. Abrams almost spoils the whole thing by becoming a little too precious in doling out homage to the past and tries to force-fit every recurring character from the original series into his story, even managing to clumsily shoehorn a wizened Leonard Nimoy into the mix.

Fortunately, astounding CGI and boffo action rescue us from too many long strings of expository dialogue and overdone explorations of the ensemble's quirky character traits.

Recommended for Trekkies, at least those already familiar with Captain Pike and who have an advanced degree in Romulan studies and have acquired a taste for their food.

Not a Trekkie? You could easily get lost as to why any of this inane back and forth banter should matter.

Bruins' tough guy Milan Lucic could have played young Spock in the new Star Trek film, but the director decided Milan wasn't enough of a wuss to play the sensitive half-Vulcan, half-human.

Rating: 3.0 out of 5
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