Weakest of the Three?

Rating: 7/10 (23 December 2010)

My girlfriend says this is the weakest of the three, and I am inclined to agree. For one thing, they got rid of Crispin Glover, which is a terrible mistake. They also brought in Elisabeth Shue, which is an improvement, but ruins continuity. Beyond that, the story gets a bit garbled.
Trying to make a time travel movie without messing with paradox or nonsense is hard. Granted, this film does it better than many time films... but some of it is just silly. The big problem revolves around a sports almanac. The almanac would not be brought to the past if Marty had not been brought to the future. He did not even need to be brought at all, though. Rather than just tell Marty, "Hey, your son is going to make a mistake on this day -- don't let him" they travel to the future... but this allows Marty a glimpse of things to come for no good reason.
By the way, this opens up the possibility of Marty still betting on the World Series in 2015... getting rich.