I know Takei has said for forty years that Shatner deliberately sabotaged his line reading, but I thought he sounded fine. The real problem, imho, is the dialogue Takei has. It doesn't sound natural.
Sulu getting his own command does work within the context of the film's themes of aging and moving on, but the dialogue could have been better written, even if it was a last minute add to get Takei to sign after filming had begun.
Sulu getting his own command does work within the context of the film's themes of aging and moving on, but the dialogue could have been better written, even if it was a last minute add to get Takei to sign after filming had begun.