The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy

Garth Jennings

2005

4.00

Synopsis

Mere seconds before the Earth is to be demolished by an alien construction crew, Arthur Dent is swept off the planet by his friend Ford Prefect, a researcher penning a new edition of "The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy."

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Cast

Martin FreemanArthur Dent
Yasiin BeyFord Prefect
Zooey DeschanelTrillian
Sam RockwellZaphod Beeblebrox
Alan RickmanMarvin (voice)
Anna ChancellorQuestular Rontok
Bill NighySlartibartfast
Richard GriffithsJeltz (voice)
John MalkovichHumma Kavula
Helen MirrenDeep Thought (voice)

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80
Empire
Mostly harmless. A very British, very funny sci-fi misadventure that's guaranteed to win converts.
80
The Hollywood Reporter
Hits the screen with its disarmingly droll spirit quite intact.
80
L.A. Weekly
This very funny, very British movie -- directed by newcomer Garth Jennings -- has sci-fi effects that are impressive yet appropriately cheesy.
70
Variety
More smile-inducing than laugh-aloud funny.
63
ReelViews
Boasts a strong ensemble of performances. Martin Freeman is the perfect choice for an ordinary, unheroic Earth guy.
63
Charlotte Observer
Except for the irritating Rockwell, the cast suits the characters.
50
Village Voice
Studiously harmless, Disney's long-in-development film rendition pasteurizes the book's renegade verve with typical means.
50
Miami Herald
The film's opening credits are terrific, and the first 10 or 15 minutes -- in which Ford and Arthur speedily load up on beer at the local pub -- are absorbing and funny. It's such a promising start that it's doubly deflating to realize that once they land on Zaphod's spaceship, the humor vaporizes.

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