A great film for light viewing, a blockbuster classic

Rating: 8/10 (29 April 2019)

Back to the Future is an example of some of the most thoroughly-planned filmmaking in history. It is an often-expressed sentiment that in film and theatre, everything that happens should have significance, and this trilogy, and particularly the first chapter, are an example of exactly how thoroughly a good director can achieve this.
Robert Zemeckis works extremely hard to craft a film with such symmetry, motif in both visuals and dialogue, and general tight-knit cleverness, that it rightfully goes down in history as a favourite of film fans the world over.
The zany characters, particularly the performances of Michael J. Fox, Christopher Lloyd, Crispin Glover and Thomas F. Wilson, are superb. Along with the parallels of dialogue and props, the characterisations of each of the recurrent leads are vital to the time travel plot, and they are achieved to perfection.
As is always the case with such philosophically complex issues as time travel, there are some gaping plot issues, however anyone willing to enjoy a film for what it is can overlook these with ease and disregard them as simple oversights in an issue that even the brightest theoretical scientists struggle to grasp properly.
The soundtrack to this film is another stand-out, with catchy music both in the orchestral score and the contributions of Huey Lewis and the News and John Berry that really adds to the overall feel of the film. The entire trilogy, but particularly the first chapter is fun, bright, engaging and enjoyable for all ages, and generally a wonderfully-crafted action-adventure created with the enjoyment of the audience at heart.
Back to the Future goes down in history as one of the blockbuster greats, and for good reason. This is a fantastic film for light viewing that can be enjoyed at any time and in any place. It's a definite favourite to view on a rainy day when I'm not in the mood to do an awful lot of thinking in my film viewing.