I went a little overboard with that generalization, but I don't think this film is "stupid." It's certainly more bombastic and less cerebral than some Trek films, and it's hard to compare at times to the original series, but I'll take this over Search for Spock, Final Frontier, Insurrection, Nemesis…

"He didn't just give up on the thinking man's Star Trek, he gave up on the thinking man's basic science."