Star Trek review from Hollywood Reporter

Waiting for our CMS to finish rebooting, so here's the HR review for Star Trek:

Film Review: Star Trek
By Ray Bennett, April 20, 2009 06:56 ET

Bottom Line: J.J. Abrams gives the Starship Enterprise all it's got, and it's more than enough.
LONDON -- Putting a much-loved but over-the-hill vehicle back in shape takes more than a new battery and a lick of paint. It demands a full-bore refit, and that's exactly what J.J. Abrams has given "Star Trek."

Paced at warp speed with spectacular action sequences rendered brilliantly and with a cast so expert that all the familiar characters are instantly identifiable, the film gives Paramount Pictures a new lease of life on its franchise.

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Haven't seen anything at Variety yet. I've only scanned other reviews so far, but it seems they're generally positive, and many of them mention Karl Urban being particularly convincing as Bones. Like this blogger:

And the actors hired do a great job of invoking the essences of their respective characters. Not the original actors, but the characters. So no, Chris Pine does not get all Shatnerian on your Trekkie Trekker Trekkie ass. But he does capture the spirit of Kirk.

That said, there is one exception – Karl Urban, who plays medical cadet Leonard ‘Bones’ McCoy. I recently watched a clip that features an dialogue exchange between his character and Pine’s Kirk.

Holy crap.

It’s like the ghost of DeForest Kelley got all Sam Wheat into Urban’s flesh suit. The man has all of Kelley’s facial expressions, vocal inflections, and body language down pat. And it’s subtle enough that it doesn’t detract from the performance. Instead, you watch the clip going, “Holy crap, it’s Bones!”

Check out the clip of Kirk and McCoy's first meeting that he linked at the end, if you haven't seen it yet. :D