It has a few good bits for a film where they spend most of their time watching telly. The Enterprise is beautifully shot and the model is exquisite.
I watched all of TOS earlier this year so watched this through the lens of where that left off and where this started. I was really struck by how much the mood and energy lifted in TMP when Bones shows up. It was so incredibly earnest and taking itself desperately seriously before that. Was the transporter accident really necessary? It's kinda metal for Star Trek, but we know the ship isn't ready via other scenes. I guess they had to get rid of Sonak...?
