Review of The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (2005) by Spangle — 24 Jun 2016
Zany, absurd, and completely out of left field, The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy is a weird, yet occasionally funny science fiction film. It honestly feels as though the film often tries to see just how weird it can be and this inclination is a bad one because these moments ruin the film.
When it works as a social commentary on bureaucracy and government, The Hitchhiker's Guide to Galaxy soars. It is funny, spastic, and laugh out loud funny. In particular, Alan Rickman as a manically depressed robot is the best part of the film with his lines consistently funny.
Yet, there is simply not enough of this as the film departs what works and just accepts trying to see if it can make its audience laugh out sheer awkwardness and oddness. Spoiler: it can't. This eventually turns watching the film into a bit of a chore with every great scene countered with an equally bad scene.
It is honestly too bad, but the end result is a middling film that does make you laugh, but not nearly enough.
This review of The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (2005) was written by Spangle on 24 Jun 2016.
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy has generally received positive reviews.
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