I like to have a bit of candy in my film-going diet. The two films I watched before Star Trek were Brick and Synedoche, New York. Coming out of two depressing, heady films, Star Trek was like a delicious desert and it hit the spot perfectly. I agree with you Helm that you shouldn't go into a film expecting anything less than a good film, but it's also not fair to judge a film on criteria that it is clearly not aiming for. I wouldn't criticize a tragedy for being a piss poor comedy, and I wouldn't criticize a popcorn adventure movie for not being an intellectual potboiler.