Arizona Republic film critic Bill Goodykoontz gave it 31/2 stars (out of 5), calling the movie "a knowing nod to the past fused with a contemporary cast confident in the present, and where the franchise might take it in the future." Most of the reviews - generally positive, so far - say "Beyond" taps the mood of the originating television series with a side order of adrenaline. Instead, they battle an alien (Idris Elba) in pursuit of some "death machine," with a little help from a furious fighter from another planet (Sofia Boutella). The crew of the Enterprise - Chris Pine as Kirk, Zachary Quinto as Spock, Karl Urban as McCoy, Simon Pegg as Scotty, John Cho as Sulu, Zoe Saldana as Uhura and the late Anton Yelchin as Chekov - heed a distress call which is, as Admiral Ackbar in another sci-fi franchise would have called it, a trap. Abrams in 2009, taps action director Justin Lin, who helped revive the "Fast & Furious" franchise about the same time. "Star Trek Beyond," the third installment in the reboot begun by J.J. Sometimes, even in science fiction, the best way to go forward is to go back. Here are some of the new movies in Milwaukee theaters.
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