I did think Super 8 was pretty good and I think that's a better film to judge by because Abrams directed *and* wrote that, whereas the Trek films were written by Orci/Kurtzman who I despise (the Transformers guys).
There's better acting/more natural dialogue in this Super 8 clip than anything in the prequels. These characters feel like real people, not cardboard characters:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AL_6gA_BVtA
If it's as good as Super 8 quality wise ... I'll be very happy, even though Super 8 isn't a perfect film by any means.