
Everyone has bad mornings. You wake up late, you stub your toe, you burn the toast, but for a man named Arthur Dent, this goes far beyond a bad day. When he learns that a friend of his is actually an alien with advanced knowledge of Earth's impending destruction, he is transported off the Earth seconds before it is blown up to make way for a new hyperspace motorway. And as if that's not enough, throw in being wanted by the Police, Earth II, an insane electronic encyclopedia, ... (Full plot summary below)
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Everyone has bad mornings. You wake up late, you stub your toe, you burn the toast, but for a man named Arthur Dent, this goes far beyond a bad day. When he learns that a friend of his is actually an alien with advanced knowledge of Earth's impending destruction, he is transported off the Earth seconds before it is blown up to make way for a new hyperspace motorway. And as if that's not enough, throw in being wanted by the Police, Earth II, an insane electronic encyclopedia, no tea whatsoever, a chronically depressed robot and the search for the meaning of life, and you've got the greatest adventure off Earth.
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| Times (UK)James ChristopherAdams would have been flattered by Jennings's lavish film debut. The graphics are fabulous. The aliens are deliciously grotesque, and Martin Freeman is inspired casting |
| Jam! MoviesLiz BraunThe Hitchhiker's Guide To The Galaxy was created in different times, humour-wise, and some of the laughs in the movie seem dated. |
| Spirituality and PracticeFrederic and Mary Ann BrussatFeatures a dapper young Englishman who learns to treasure his towel, to leap at love and never rest on his laurels as a member of the human race. |
| CinemaBlend.comJoshua TylerJennings has delivered a film bordering on classic. |
| Three Movie BuffsScott NashDON'T PANIC! It contains enough action, humor and memorable characters to please newcomers, without disappointing longtime fans. |
| Sean the Movie GuySean McBridea lot of fun for fans and non-fans alike. |
| WaffleMovies.comWillie WaffleA quirky, wacky comedy equally smart and silly with plenty of the Monty Python influence |
| EricDSnider.comEric D. SniderThe movie is never dull, but it does seem to wander a bit, with an odd, almost delirious storyline that will probably put off viewers who are unfamiliar with Adams' books. |
| EDGE BostonDavid FoucherAmusing to experience, but forgettable... an organic Hollywood behemoth that merely hitchhikes on the fame of Adams' celebrated novel. |
| Supercala.comJohn VenableEver wonder where Radiohead got the title 'Paranoid Android'? Meet Marvin the robot... he's a real party. |