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Universal acclaim- based on 14 Ratings

Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 9 out of 17
  2. Negative: 2 out of 17
  1. Reviewed by: Richard Schickel
    Feb 7, 2013
    90
    It twists it, shakes it and stands it on its ear. But as before, the film's technical brilliance is the least of its appeals. Satirically acute, intricately structured and deftly paced, it is at heart stout, good and untainted by easy sentiment.
  2. Reviewed by: Janet Maslin
    Feb 7, 2013
    80
    Back to the Future deserved a chance to come back, especially under the cheerful, enterprising, mathematically minded stewardship of Mr. Zemeckis and Mr. Gale. Their new film isn't an ordinary sequel. It's as if the earlier film had been squared.
  3. Reviewed by: Tom Tunney
    Feb 7, 2013
    60
    Directed and played with terrific verve, this moves so fast from one special effects set-piece to the next that there's no time at all to reflect on the basic ridiculousness of its Chinese box of a plot.
  4. Reviewed by: Jay Carr
    Feb 13, 2013
    38
    The sequel goes down the tubes by spreading itself across four time zones and inviting comparison to the original by spending most of its time back in 1955, where another mess must be set right. [22 Nov 1989, p.35]

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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 3 out of 3
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 3
  3. Negative: 0 out of 3
  1. Just as good as the first one, with a great and intelligent story, great acting, perfect music, and cool visual in the time. One of my favorite movies of all time. Expand
  2. The first one is just slightly better but this is still a great sequel with just as many awesome scenes! It follows on immediately after the first films events which is great. It gets a little more confusing as we jump back and forth through time but those that can keep up will be OK. It's such a clever film and idea that made it work so well, and having actors like Fox & Lloyd only helped. I'm a little hesitant about the final chapter as I don't remember liking it but willing to give it a shot! Expand
  3. Excelente y entretenida película familiar,pero que llega al tamaño de la primera debido al hecho de que muchas escenas están repetidas.Pero he he de admitir que es muy entretenida y interesante. Expand