Sep 17th
Star Trek: Into Darkness* (12A)                      
(Odeon Colchester)

The Star Federation battles a rogue member of their band on a destructive bent to avenge the creation of a killer force of superbeings.
The second Star Trek "re-boot" is, after much teasing and advance publicity - and some interesting parallels with Ed Snowden and the War on Terror - basically an elaborate rehash of Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan, although this crew of the Enterprise lack the charm and gravitas of their originals, and there are enough holes in the plot to drive a starship through. It keeps you watching however, whatever it is that's going on during its rather lengthy 132 minutes, and the designs of  futuristic London and San Francisco are eye-catching and credible.

d: J.J. Abrams
s: Chris Pine, Zachary Quinto, Benedict Cumberbatch, Peter Weller, Zoe Saldana, Karl Urban, Simon Pegg, Anton Yelchin, John Cho, Bruce Greenwood, Noel Clarke, Leonard Nimoy
pd: Scott Chamblis.