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Villain and visuals aside, ‘Star Trek’ sequel sets predictable course

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Spock (Zachary Quinto, left) and Capt. Kirk (Chris Pine) continue to clash in "Star Trek Into Darkness."

Uhura (Zoe Saldana) and Spock (Zachary Quinto) face the pitfalls of romance as well as new enemy in "Star Trek Into Darkness."

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"Star Trek Into Darkness" is like fan-boy fiction on a $185 million budget. It's reverential, it's faithful, it's steeped in "Trek" mythology.It's also an excessively derivative what-if rehash. In short, the new chiefs of Starfleet aren't coming up with much to call their own.