Star Trek: Into Darkness

3 out of 4 Pipes

Benedict Cumberbatch finally has his break out role in American Cinema with the masterful portrayal of the mysterious villain opposite James T. Kirk (Chris Pine) and Spock (Zachary Quinto). In what is likely to be J.J. Abram’s last Star Trek due to his Star Wars commitment, He sends us off with an amazing sequel that was well worth the wait.  With the set up from the previous film being this new Star Trek is an alternate universe to the previous films, Abrams does a wonderful job intertwining original story lines into this new universe in diverse ways. Kirk takes his overconfidence too far and results in severe consequences and he must regain his faith in himself in order to save his crew. Spock on the other hand is still getting in touch with his human side instead of being dominated by his Vulcan logic. There is not much more that can be said without ruining a wonderful plot with twists and turns left and right keeping you on the edge of your seat all the way through. Alice Eve was a nice addition to the Enterprise crew adding a much needed sexiness to the crew without ruining it with a relationship with a crew member  Into Darkness is not a perfect film as there are a number of instances were Abrams simply kills a character simply to get them out of the way but it is still a phenomenal film. One can only hope that either Abrams returns to continue the franchise or a new director is brought in to replace him as the door is left wide open for future films.