Where We're Going, We Don't Need Roads...

Rating: 8/10 (15 June 2009)

And so, the adventure continues, thrusting Marty McFly (Michael J. Fox) into another trip through time to change the future. After visiting the future, Doc Brown (Christopher Lloyd) returns to bring Marty to the year 2015 to straighten out the future of the McFly family. However, while they're they're, an event occurs that creates an alternate 1985 where Hill Valley is a hell-on-earth. Now, Doc and Marty must venture back to 1955 again to stop this alternate present from ever existing. However, they mustn't interfere with Marty's previous trip. This movie is non-stop suspense from start to finish. Once it starts, it never lets up and you're constantly on the edge of your seat. However, this sequel doesn't measure up to the first film. Part II has some casting changes that really irritate me, but they're acceptable. The roles in question are small parts anyway, but I still think that Claudia Wells is a way better Jennifer than Elizabeth Shue. The replacement for Crispin Glover is more acceptable, though, because the scenes he's in are so small that if you blink, you'll miss him. Despite it's flaws, Back to the Future Part II is an energetic film that's does what it's supposed to do: entertain.