Average Rating: 6.1/10
Reviews Counted: 193
Fresh: 116 | Rotten: 77
A frantic and occasional funny adaptation of Douglas Adams' novel. However, it may have those unfamiliar with the source material scratching their heads.
Average Rating: 6/10
Critic Reviews: 35
Fresh: 19 | Rotten: 16
A frantic and occasional funny adaptation of Douglas Adams' novel. However, it may have those unfamiliar with the source material scratching their heads.
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Douglas Adams' oft-adapted tale of an normal guy making his way through the universe (it's already been presented as a novel, a radio serial, a television series, and a comic book) finally makes its way to the big screen in this endearingly goofy sci-fi comedy. Arthur Dent (Martin Freeman) is a very ordinary man who is having a truly unusual day -- after discovering that one of his best friends, Ford Prefect (Mos Def), is actually an alien, Ford tells him that the planet Earth is going to be
Apr 29, 2005 Wide
Sep 13, 2005
$51.0M
Buena Vista
All Critics (204) | Top Critics (35) | Fresh (126) | Rotten (80) | DVD (53)
Adams would be pleased.
The problem is not that the film debases the book but that movies themselves are too capacious a home for such comedy, with its tea-steeped English musings and its love of bitty, tangential gags.
[It has] visual goofiness and flights of thespian bravura.
[The movie] captures the quizzical, quasi-spiritual nature of [Adams'] book and manages to nail a surprising number of his dry little jokes, even some that you think could work only on the page.
Although Hitchhiker starts out a total gas, it doesn't have enough fuel to sustain the ride, ultimately amounting to little more than some amusing gags strung together in search of a story.
Galaxy is good enough to keep you rooting for it, but the mode of transport needs fresher points and plugs.
Fans of the book will probably be a little disappointed, but anyone encountering the Hitchhiker's Guide for the first time should be thoroughly entertained. It is very strange and very funny in a way that Adams' work exemplified.
"The Hitchhiker's Guide To The Galaxy" is an enjoyable sci-fi romp with a strong twist of self-effacing British raillery that children of all ages will get a charge from.
Arthur and his alien friend Ford Prefect travel the galaxy.
It's hard to dislike a movie in which one of the heroes gets brain power from lemon juice.
Considering all the things that could have gone wrong in the making of this picture, it's a minor miracle that it turned out as well as it did.
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A lot of fun and something different, poised to reach a broader audience with its silly and spirited tour of space -- which is vastly, hugely, mind-bogglingly big, by the way.
"Mostly Unnecessary."
I first saw this when it came out and I cant remember a lot. I remember finding it strange because i'd never read the book or seen the series. But I also remember liking it a lot and laughing at it like I was supposed to (in the best possible way).
January 3, 2012
Super Reviewer
I never had a chance to read the book, but having seen this film, I thought it was very entertaining and fun. I personally felt that this film was fairly underrated and that it didn't deserve the flack it received. I thought that the cast here delivered good performances and made the film enjoyable to watch. I
November 27, 2011
Super Reviewer
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