THEY boldly go where no one has gone before, and in Star Trek into Darkness, director J. J. Abrams leads the path to the unknown, only to end up with a space adventure that will keep you busy for its entire run.

In this installment of Star Trek (the 12th in all, second since the reboot), the Starfleet is under attack from a former member John Harrison (Benedict Cumberbatch). The Admiral sends his best team, led by James T. Kirk (Chris Pine) to kill the terrorist but Kirk captures the criminal and hopes to bring him back to justice. Things take a turn for the bad as it is the Starfleet that is found to be more dangerous than the captured terrorist, and together they must save the ship and the crew before it’s too late.

The film reunites Captain Kirk and Spock (Zachary Quinto) who both lead an all-star cast into space and back. The presence of veterans Bruce Greenwood, Leonard Nimoy and Peter Weller adds weight to the movie which can easily be termed as one of the best Star Trek movies of all times. Benedict Cumberbatch who plays the antagonist John Harrison is, however, one step ahead of the rest for his icy cool persona and brilliant acting that makes the audience both hate and love him at the same time.

The special effects in this movie are as amazing as one could imagine — be it the ships firing at each other or the teleportation sequence — everything is larger than life. The most notable aspect of the movie besides the action is the background score by Michael Giacchino that helps your mood change with the change of scenarios.

Star Trek into Darkness may not appeal to youngsters who love to watch Superman, Iron Man and Batman on screen instead, but believe me; this movie has all the ingredients to make you forget the charisma, the superpowers and the success of all three. The dialogues are amazing, the story structure is flawless, the pace fast and the acting is as good as it gets.