A sci-fi movie that follows a journeyman called Arthur Dent. In the wake of the world's end, Arthur is thrown out of the Earth by his friend Ford Prefect, a researcher penning a new edition of 'The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy.' Arthur is about to enter an exciting adventure in the outer space.
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March 29, 2014
While it won't win any awards, it's fun as a time killer.
May 02, 2005
[It has] visual goofiness and flights of thespian bravura.
April 29, 2005
[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.
May 06, 2005
Adams would be pleased.
April 29, 2005
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.
September 17, 2007
It's hard to dislike a movie in which one of the heroes gets brain power from lemon juice.
March 01, 2007
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.
June 19, 2009
"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.
March 22, 2011
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.
October 03, 2006
full review in Greek
May 02, 2005
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.
April 29, 2005
Galaxy is good enough to keep you rooting for it, but the mode of transport needs fresher points and plugs.
