My husband wanted to see this movie, and so I agreed. I am not a trekkie (have actually never even seen a full episode of Star Trek), but found myself very immersed in the story line. Great action, good suspense, not so out there than a non sci-fi fan can't appreciate it.
My husband, who was definitely more familiar with all of the story lines, really enjoyed it. You don't have to have knowledge of the series to enjoy this movie, though it does make it that much better. Would recommend...