Well, I finally got to see it last night after church.  And overall I thought it as okay.

Some parts I liked.  I was very pleased with the casting (though Eric Bana seemed underused and Winona Ryder was just distracting in a part she was too young for), especially of the major characters who will continue into the future.

But I also rolled my eyes a number of times at things that were corny, sappy, silly, etc.

It got better as it went along and by the end I was okay with it.  It had to go through all the introductory and transitioning stuff.  So it rebooted and rebooted in a way that I expect the next movie to be really good.  It was a good set-up then.

I also was intrigued by the constantly shifting style of Star Trek.  Contrast this with Star Trek The Motion Picture.  Wow!  what a difference.  The high brow, cerebral sci-fi of the 70's is long past.  Also, there was no social commentary, which has been a staple of the Star Trek franchise.  Does that mean that now all we have is adrenaline driven action adventure?  Well, Star Trek was also a lot more than that, so we'll see how this holds up.  An action adventure series will make money, but it could lose its way.

1 film reel
3 1/2 popcorn kernels