As a summer blockbuster goes, this is as good as it gets. It's a movie with non-stop action and ... that's it. It does unfortunately mean that the rewatchabiliity is quite low, given the lack of the depth in story. I think that is OK. The series needs a rebirth and this is an excellent reboot. This lends to credibility to future episodes, where they can do more on story and character development -- if they choose to do that. J.J. Abraham made a curious and mostly successful choice of reimagining the series from scratch, while at the same time paying homage to the characters. Trekkies can definitely identify with all the key characters. I think that's another reason my friend and I laughed nearly the entire movie; we recognize so many references to TOS. I particularly love the hammy fistfights that were specifically written for the new Kirk.
The time manipulation aspects, and some action sequences -- car chase in the future? human outrunning multiple wild beasts? -- nearly derail the movie. There's so much action that the movie tends to right itself. The cast is pretty decent, too, having thd daunting task of replacing a 40-year icon. I'd say none of them made us resent being a replacement to the original characters. That itself is quite a feat.
