Director: Garth Jennings
3 out of 5
It doesn’t live up to the original radio-plays. Bill Nighy revived the 2nd half.
Synopsis: Mere seconds before the Earth is to be demolished by an alien construction crew, journeyman 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.”
p.s. This trailer is brilliant, I hadn’t seen it before! Go Stephen Fry!
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I have recently listened to the complete radio-plays including the final unofficial audio book and watched the entire original series. To say I had high expectations for this film was an understatement. I really didn’t deliver. I’m sure if I had come to this film with no prior knowledge I may have enjoyed it more. I felt that so much was missed, rushed or Americanized that it was a solid 2, until Bill Nighy turned up! He was just great and brought the rating up substantially.
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