A mess

Rating: 5/10 (20 March 2010)

I'm a huge fan of BTTF1 but this sequel is too convoluted and the characters we know and love from the first film give birth to offspring who become grotesque caricatures of themselves from the first film. For example, while Biff in BTTF1 was an endearing bad guy, Biff in the future screams at people in a high pitched tone making him annoying and unappealing.
The amount of futuristic gadgets become a distraction to the story. The writers were being extremely over optimistic to think that in 2015 we'd be flying about in cars, have robots that walked dogs and hover boards. If we want to gape at special effects or gadgets there are an abundance of sci-films. I didn't quite see the point of having George McFly being held upside down as some attempt to show we've advanced medically to allow that. Why I ask would any human want to see the world upside down besides the fact that being held upside for long periods can be damaging, OK maybe I'm nit-picking here but you get my drift.
Yes BTTF2 its still watchable and has some funny scenes, but overall it is a darker confusing sequel that could have been so much better.