Very well executed

Better than most people think

It's the kind of movie you'll want to see a second time with someone who hasn't seen it yet, to remember what it was like to watch it for the first time.

Mostly, the movie is committed to the value of a good time.

This movie has wonderful actors, funny moments, and the best intentions for a humorous return on my investment of time spent watching it. Unfortunately, the writing and plot try way too hard, forcebly smashing half-jokes together with what seems like purely random nonsenssical silliness in the hopes of creating a dogmatic "Hitchhiker's" universe. This movie has a cult following who, I'm sure, would disagree. I respect their love of the movie. It's just not for me.

42. Great actors Great plot. Funny Great book too. Good stuff

It is a little known fact that hiring hip music video directors is unlikely to result in a successful interpretation of a a popular 70s comedic novel. The Encyclopaedia Galactica defines the creators of this mess as "a bunch of tedious jerks who wouldn't know a punchline if it was written on the forehead of a ravenous Bugblatter Beast of Traal"

This can draw comparison to the BBC series and the book. If you've seen the series and read the book, you know what I'm talking about. Even you haven't (either or neither), you will still enjoy the movie. It was pretty faithful to the book. It had to cram everything into less than two hours, while the series could draw everything out, which was good and bad in both cases. I liked the "new version" of Marvin, and all the performances were at least decent. I think the only thing I preferred in the original series was the "two heads" of Zaphod. Other than that, I liked both versions about the same. I also think they should have added the "mostly harmless" version of Earth. This wasn't too bad. You might like this if you give it a chance.** 1/2 out of ****