2005 - Rated PG - 1 hr 49 min
Director: Garth Jennings
Starring: Martin Freeman, Mos Def, Sam Rockwell, Zooey Deschanel, Bill Nighy, Warwick Davis, Anna Chancellor, Alan Rickman, Helen Mirren, Stephen Fry, Thomas Lennon, John Malkovich, Richard Griffiths
A movie based on a book series filled with high-profile cameos by British actors? It's not Harry Potter but it is another excuse to enjoy Alan Rickman's unparalleled dry humor.
I've never read the Hitchhiker series by Douglas Adams, but I've heard from those that have that this movie is a good representation of his witty space tale. Earth gets destroyed and a man in his bathrobe sets out on a journey with some weird aliens, the president of the universe, and a depressed robot. It's fun to watch the cameos pop up and Martin Freeman is delightful, as always. Lots of fun all around, with a really original premise, and some cool visual effects. Now, I just need to read those books.
These books were my bible growing up... and I really didn't care for the movie. For the most part they did as well as it could be done (except for how they botched Zaphod, but I'll leave that rant alone.) The problem is the best humor in the book is all in the descriptions and the word choice, stuff that just doesn't translate to a visual medium.
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