Dr. McCoy, left, played by Karl Urban, and Mr. Spock, played by Zachary Quinto, in “Star Trek Beyond.”

By: Anton Massopust III

“This is where the frontier pushes back.” – Krall

The crew of the Starship Enterprise returns to the big screen. They face a new enemy and are forced to confront new questions. Captain James T. Kirk (Chris Pine) debates whether or not he should be exploring outer space as a Starship Captain or accept promotion as an Admiral within Star Fleet. Spock (Zachary Quinto) questions his own mortality and debates whether he should leave Starfleet altogether and pursue further studies on New Vulcan.

In the midst of the crew’s personal issues comes a new villain, Krall (Idris Elba) a mysterious alien who uses a new form of technology that can devastate starships.

Directed by Justin Lin (director of several installments in the Fast & Furious franchise) helms the project. The scenes are filmed tight for a fast action movie, sometimes a little too fast, sacrificing meaty dialogue that Star Trek is famous for more action. Of course, there are great special effects and action sequences, but they move so quickly that your eyes can barely follow it. That’s is my only complaint about this film.

Each of the different actors tackles their character in a new way adding their own spin on the classic characters.

The relationship between Spock and McCoy (Karl Urban) was more deeply explored, establishing their unique friendship which was so well done in the original series. The heartfelt scenes between the two friends are worth the price of admission.

This movie is a lot of fun and is a great entry in the continuing Star Trek franchise. The film is dedicated to the late Leonard Nimoy (Original Mr. Spock) who died on 2/27/15 at age 83 and Anton Yelchin (Chekov) who died 6/19/16 at age 27 in a tragic accident.