Good but story better suited for TV Episode.

It did have the feel of a TV episode, much like Insurrection. But Insurrection didn't just feel like a TNG episode, it felt like a mid-season throwaway episode. Beyond at least had the high stakes and consequences of a Star Trek film, or at least season finale. Though it's not often you see an Enterprise destroyed. And when the film finally did reveal the overall evil plan there was that World/Worlds Teetering On Destruction urgency and action you'd expect of a feature film. It just takes so long to get to that point because you get the battle near the beginning (which is cool) and then for a big chunk of the movie they're stranded on the planet and there's not much mention of the serious threat ahead. I thought the Aliens looked pretty crappy too, and I thought the whole sucking life energy thing was dumb. They should have made it something to do with the atmosphere of the planet which had mutated them or whatever, because the life draining was corny and I don't even understand how it's supposed to work. It had a lot of good things though, I don't enjoy any of these new movies as much as the original 10 (except Insurrection) but I do find them entertaining. So even for all the problems I still found it a good watch.

"Dan Marino should die of gonorrhea and rot in hell. Would you like a cookie son?"

I enjoy new Trek movies, but IMO their biggest problem is that they ALL feel like big-budget TV episodes with villain-of-the-week. There's no sense of a grand saga, continuity, galaxy-reaching consequences, high stakes etc. that Star Wars main movies have (heck, even Rogue One). The viewers are not leaving the theatres dying to know what will happen next. As much as everyone hates cliffhangers and unresolved plots, they obviously exist for a reason. So honestly, I'm not that surprised new movies are not expanding the audience with each sequel.

And it doesn't hep at all that it takes them 3-4 years to make a new one. This is not 20th century anymore, attention span of the public is shorter than ever with more entertainment options than ever. Not good especially for a franchise that never was a box office juggernaut. Movies used to be able to afford long breaks between sequels, as could music stars, but it's changed. Each of the new ST movies is a decent/good effort, but there's lack of a larger plan, ambition and a bigger picture unfortunately to compete with biggest 1+ billion blockbusters

I'm pretty certain about this movie was them trying to make it more like the original series than the Abrams movies.