Pure Movie Magic.

Rating: 10/10 (15 March 2001)

One of the most genuinely enjoyable movies for enjoyment's sake. I just cannot conceive how they could have made this a better movie.
It seems like Fox was born to play McFly, and try as he might, he can never get away from the part now. Although he's done good work elsewhere, this is the one he'll be remembered for. His defining role.
As someone else mentioned, Lloyd overacts, but somehow I never mind. Lea Thompson has an indefinable quality, so I won't even try. Crispin Glover is just wonderfully weird as George McFly. No one could have played the role like him, and I think perhaps the reason the sequels suffer a bit in comparison to this one is his absence (tighter scripting would also have helped...) Still, don't wanna give the guy a big head, 'cos when all's said and done he aint the star of the show...
What's also impressive about this is the attention to detail. It would have been so easy to turn out a pale imitation of what we actually got with this premise, but thankfully the film-makers didn't. Every little in-joke and movie reference adds to the created universe and involves us more with the characters. Thanks guys, you can tell you had a lot of fun with this movie.
Also, there is no better director than Robert Zemeckis for creating escapist cinema. This is a bona fide classic and will be no matter how far into the future you travel...