Who is John Harrison?

​The new Star Trek movie came out with a bang this past weekend, making Trekies out of the young and old. I must admit, I did like the Star Trek movies and I found immense enjoyment from the reboot four years ago, but I was worried. How would a sequel for a movie that came out four years ago do against the heavily anticipated movies such as Iron Man 3 and the Great Gatsby? Well the answer to that question was pretty well! The movie had excellent performances by the wonderfully talented Benedict Cumberbatch, who was made famous for his portrayal as Sherlock Holmes, and Zachery Quinto as the loveable, yet irritable Spock. Benedict held his own against the other actors and made a chilling debut as the new villain of the movie John Harrison or as some may know him as…well see the movie for that if you are interested. He played a cold, yet almost humane character, one that you were scared of, yet at the same time you also felt bad for him. His performance was something to talk about and I thoroughly enjoyed watching him run across the screen and show off his fighting moves, as he yelled out biting remarks that were stinging and clever all at once. Chris Pine played a wonderful Captain Kirk and you really felt he was becoming the captain we all know and loved. Another honorable mention would have to go to Simon Pegg as Scotty, who provided much of the films comedy aspects. His scenes were hilarious and you could tell by the audience’s reaction he was a fast fan favorite. The fights scenes were extremely well done in the movie, and the visuals were stunning. The plots did seem to ramble on and get mixed up fairly quickly, but the performances of the actors quickly resolved this problem and still made the film a fun ride. If you aren’t a Star Trek fan I still suggest giving this a watch, it’s not hard to follow and it’s just so exciting that you won’t care if you know the characters or not, you will know them by the end of the movie. So Trek on and buy yourself a ticket, you won’t regret it.