J.J. Abrams, the actors, and crew did a great job in bringing this together. Did it specifically follow the story line of the original? No! But then again, I don't think Mr. Roddenberry is rolling in his grave either. The story line was changed from the original, but when you mess with the space-time continuum, that is what you get. It was readily apparent the main actors studied the original characters to give the feeling this was really Kirk, Spock, Scotty, and especially Bones!!! The directing? The precision was there, the actors on cue, and Mr. Abrams' fingerprint was definitely on this story. Very little s3x, major action, good story line...My hope is that they will develop more great stories...I'll wait feverishly for the next movie.