Star Trek Into Darkness:(Watch Trailer)

Star Trek Into Darkness is J.J. Abrams's second entry in his reboot of the eternal franchise, has been engineered rather than directed, calibrated to deliver sensation on cue and stocked with just enough new character twists to keep fans rapt.

 At its core an intergalactic manhunt tale about a traitor to the cause, the production gives the impression of a massive machine cranked up for two hours of full output; it efficiently delivers what it's built to do, but without style or personality.

 The widely admired 2009 series relaunch pulled in about $385 million in worldwide box office (an unusual two-thirds of that in the American market), and this one should follow very closely in that direction.