Back to the Future

Rating: 10/10 (17 March 2020)

Back to the Future, directed & written by Robert Zemeckis, and produced by the great Steven Spielberg & Bob Gale, was inventive, and I quote, "heavy".
Back to the Future may not have been the first film to take a shot at time travel, but it's the movie that broke barriers, and holds up the most out of Time After Time & Terminator, along with other early titles. This movie is so heavily guarded; a lot of people say it's almost a flawless movie, with good reason. With a low budget, even for 1985, of 19 million dollars, this movie made a lot of noise at the box office, taking home 389 million dollars!
Before I dive into the characters, I just want to give Deborah Lynn Scott, Robert Iannaccone, Brian Callahan & Julie Starr Dresner, credit for the brilliant costume design. Michael J. Fox, as his first major role in a motion picture, puts on a phenomenal & energetic performance as Marty McFly, making his character very bold, and entertaining. His character development throughout the film brings a lot of an enjoyable wit and comedy. Christopher Llyod, who is most noticed for One Flew Over the Coo Coo's Nest, before Back to the Future, put on a trademark performance. Chris Llyod NAILED his performance as Doctor Emmett Brown. His character development during the second and third act was the best out of all the characters. He carried himself with this quirky & loud, yet brilliant and thoughtful attitude, that was admirable to all. Lea Thompson, as Lorraine McFly was one of the cringiest, yet best characters in the movie. Her character in the first act was whatever, and what she turns out to be in the second and third act, is hysterical. Thomas F. Wilson played a great, stereotypical bully, in Biff. He was a clichÃ© character, and meant to hate, but he is absolutely hilarious.
The screenplay by Robert Zemeckis & Bob Gale was ahead of it's time, along with some of the scenes and risks they took. A very intelligent and creative script, that flowed just right for the 80's, then flowed even better with the 50's, adding consistent tongue and cheek humor.
The score by the up and coming, Alan Silvestri, had this magical, yet suspenseful, and even a few sad tones. This score was absolutely phenomenal, backed up with a great song by Huey Lewis & the News, That's the Power of Love.
Overall, I can completely understand why people would call this movie flawless. It is absolutely fantastic!! With only one notable award from the Academy Awards, being Best Sound Editing, this movie has a lot to be proud of, and A LOT of nomination worthy aspects. Robert Zemeckis set up the sequel perfectly, and if I was around in the late 80s, I would've went to go see it.