"Star Trek" is a movie that will satisfy not only the cravings of toy transporter-owning hardcore Trekkies, but also captivate soccer moms, tweens, Baby Boomers and just about every other demographic you can think of.

Take note, George Lucas. This is how a sci-fi origin movie is made.

There isn't a bad thing to say about director J.J. Abrams' new take on the "Star Trek" franchise. The cast is excellent. Chris Pine shows he is a star in the making as James T. Kirk, an arrogant playboy and son of a brave Starfleet captain who died to save hundreds of lives. Pine's Kirk is an intelligent adrenaline junkie with loads of confidence. However, he doesn't have that William Shatner-esque swagger that sometimes brought down the character in the original films. This makes Pine's Kirk seem more genuine. More human.

Kirk is counterbalanced by the half-human, half-Vulcan Spock (superbly played by Zachary Quinto). Raised as a Vulcan, Spock was taught to act only with logic and never with emotion. So when Spock and Kirk meet in the Starfleet Academy, it's an immediate clash of personalities that only escalates on the U.S.S. Enterprise.

There are also great performances by Karl Urban (as Dr. Leonard McCoy), John Cho (as Hikaru Sulu), Zoe Saldana (as Nyota Uhura), Simon Pegg (as Scotty) and Anton Yelchin (as Pavel Chekov). Not only do all of these actors look like and share mannerisms with all of the originals, but all of them make memorable contributions to this film. Eric Bana also delivers as the Romulan captain Nero: A solid, vengeful villain. The most pleasant surprise in the cast is Leonard Nimoy (the original Spock). Usually, a role like his is relegated to a brief cameo or narration. But in this film, Nimoy's Spock is very integral to the gang's origins and their mission to defeat Nero.

What I appreciated most was that there was barely any cheesy dialogue in "Star Trek." The "Star Wars" prequels, and most sci-fi space adventure movies for that matter, have some terrible lines (like Anakin Skywalker saying, "In my opinion, the Jedi are evil," while battling Obi-Wan in "Star Wars Episode III"). That didn't happen here. The script is fresh and written with maturity and personality. Thank goodness.

The action and special effects are the icing on the cake. The action scenes are fast-paced, flashy and extremely thrilling (you know they're good when even John Cho looks like an action hero). And they're made better by CGI that makes "X-Men Origins: Wolverine" look more like "Deep Blue Sea." Seriously, an Oscar might be in store for the computer geeks.

Don't wait for the DVD to watch what will probably be the best film of the summer. Truly, this is a spectacle that deserves to be seen in theaters.