Movie Review: Back to the Future

In this 1980s sci-fi classic, California teen Marty McFly is thrown back into the '50s when an experiment by his scientist friend Doc Brown goes awry. Traveling through time in a scientifically modified DeLorean car, Marty encounters young versions of his parents. He must make sure that they fall in love, otherwise he'll cease to exist. Even worse, Marty has to return to his own time and save the life of Doc Brown.

Cast:

Michael J. Fox as Marty McFly

Christopher Lloyd as Doctor Brown

Lea Thompson as Lorraine McFly

Thomas F. Wilson as Biff Tannen

Crispin Glover as George McFly

Claudia Wells as Jennifer Parker

"To put it bluntly: if you don't like Back To The Future, it's difficult to believe that you like films at all." -Adam Smith, Empire

"The humour, the pathos, the tension - even the blooming soundtrack - all conspire to ensure that the tale of a teenager traveling back 30 years to ensure his parents meet and ultimately mate can, given its vintage, now be fairly described as a classic." -James O'Brien, Daily Mail (UK)

"Zemeckis and Gale... give us two priceless scenes in which the young time-traveler simply regards his parents-to-be with wonderment, delight and empathy. And we cannot help but share that emotion and relate it to our own lives." -Gene Siskel, Chicago Tribune

Scores:

IMDb: 8.5/10

Rotton Tomatoes: 96%

Metacritic: 86%

Back to the Future is a great movie.