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04/30/05
Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (2005)
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Reviews Counted:187
Fresh:113
Rotten:74
Average Rating:6.1/10
Consensus: A frantic and occasional funny adaptation of Douglas Adams' novel. However, it may have those unfamiliar with the source material scratching their heads.
Runtime: 1 hr 50 mins
Genre: Science-Fiction/Fantasy
Synopsis: Douglas Adams's long-awaited film version of THE HITCHHIKER'S GUIDE TO THE GALAXY, based on his five-book series, is a funny, wacky, highly creative ride through a bizarre universe. Martin Freeman... [More]
Starring: Martin Freeman, Sam Rockwell, Zooey Deschanel, Mos Def
Director: Garth Jennings
Reviews for Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
Top CriticIt all works, and is in fact, one of the best popcorn movies of the year so far.
04/30/05
The major problem is that the subtle, quirky humor of Douglas Adams’ novel doesn’t translate well to a big, expensive, special effects-laden production.
04/29/05
...not quite as consistently funny as I had hoped, but sporting an amazing visual sense and a shiny new heart of gold.
04/29/05
[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.
04/29/05
I can see why this mix of science-fiction, satire, existentialism and plain absurdity would appeal to some, but it didn’t add up to much for me.
04/29/05
Unlike the postmodernism and half-formed words of Lucas' universe, this world functions without needing a handbook on the history of cinema, much less a toy store catalog.
04/29/05
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.
04/29/05
Galaxy is good enough to keep you rooting for it, but the mode of transport needs fresher points and plugs.
04/29/05
An eccentric, mind-bending head trip.
04/29/05
The long-overdue screen adaptation of The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy is likely to amuse and vex fans while leaving casual observers mildly baffled.
04/29/05
Audiences will be won over from the first sequence.
04/29/05
It's a pure mood picture -- in the mood and you may love it, out of the mood and you might want to scratch your eyeballs with toothpicks.
04/29/05
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy never reaches the whimsical brilliance of the late Douglas Adams' beloved sci-fi novel, but this long-awaited film adaptation splits the difference by bringing Adams' story to vivid visual life.
04/29/05
Garth Jennings makes an impressive and very amusing directorial debut.
04/29/05
For all its bells and whistles, the search for meaning, much like a colorful traipse through Oz, takes you back to the mundane.
04/29/05
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy succeeds mostly in evoking a memory of the book, though in this case that might be enough, given how funny the book is.
04/29/05
They've finally gone and made a Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy movie. And they've blown it. Not completely. Just enough to break an interstellar hitchhiker's heart.
04/29/05
A smart, swift and entertaining adaptation.
04/29/05
It's a mutant piece of entertainment that's bound to leave fans feeling betrayed and everyone else befuddled.
04/29/05
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