1.   It is a gourmet popcorn movie.

2.   It marries the verve and fireworks of a popcorn movie with serious social drama.

3.   Lord knows, I love popcorn movies as much as the next guy.

4.   That means a whole bunch of really silly popcorn movies.

5.   The result is a funny, wildly entertaining popcorn movie that should please devoted Trekkers and others.

6.   This was one of the few engaging popcorn movies in a summer littered with duds.

7.   Yet no one dismisses film and novels in general just because popcorn movies or beach books outweigh true art.