While not nearly as strong as the original, Part III concludes the trilogy very well

Rating: 9/10 (30 May 2020)

In a cliffhanger in Back to the Future Part II, Doc Brown gets transported to the year 1885 in the old west. So, Marty seeks help from the 1955 Doc Brown to help him and upon going to that decade, the infamous Mad Dog Tannen threatens to take Doc Brown's life. Will Marty save him and get him back to 1985? Will they destroy the time machine once and for all? Or will Doc Brown's love interest Clara changed his mind?
Now that it's been thirty years, Back III, much like the last installment, is a good sequel. Yes it's not as strong as the original, and it does retread some of the elements from that film, but everything else is done very well. The 1885 setting version of Hill Valley (when compared to the 2015 and alternate 1985 aesthetics) is gorgeous and creative. The directing and editing is very good and the pacing is very good. Alan Silvestri reprises the music from the original film while providing a western style music when Marty travels back to 1885.
The story, while a bit of a retread of the first, at least provides some interesting things this time around. The whole idea of having the McFly family born in the 1885 western setting as is Doc Brown having a conflict with Mad Dog Tannen provides fits. And plus having a love interest for Doc Brown is very nice with Mary Steenburgen giving a superb performance as Clara. Also, Thomas F. Wilson does a great job playing Mad Dog Tannen. Not to mention that it concludes the trilogy with no cliffhanger. And last but not least, the acting which is great with Michael J. Fox and Christopher Lloyd shining in their chemistry as does the other actors.
Overall, Back to the Future Part III isn't as strong as the first, but it concludes the trilogy very well.