Marty and Doc are at it again in this wacky sequel to the 1985 blockbuster as the time-traveling duo head to 2015 to nip some McFly family woes in the bud. But things go awry thanks to bully Biff Tannen and a pesky sports almanac. In a last-ditch attempt to set things straight, Marty finds himself bound for 1955 and face to face with his teenage parents -- again.
Nominated for 1 Oscar. 9 wins & 9 nominations total
Top Critics Reviews
rotten:
Cleverly plotted, but commercially overloaded.
– Desson Thomson,
Washington Post,
1 Jan 2000
fresh:
It manages to be giddily and merrily mind-boggling rather than confusing.
– Janet Maslin,
New York Times,
20 May 2003
fresh:
It's impressive entertainment, and best of all, it never degenerates into Spielbergian sentimentality: you can laugh, be thrilled and think without feeling embarrassed.
– Geoff Andrew,
Time Out,
26 Jan 2006
rotten:
By the end, you may feel that you've just sat through a feature-length commercial for both part one (which has to be seen to make this sequel comprehensible) and part three (a trailer for it literally ends part two).
– Jonathan Rosenbaum,
Chicago Reader,
26 Feb 2007
rotten:
Zemeckis' fascination with having characters interact at different ages of their lives hurts the film visually, and strains credibility past the breaking point, by forcing him to rely on some very cheesy makeup designs.