Tuesday, December 12, 2006

I like to think that I’m hip and “get” most things. But there are a few things I just don’t “get” and The Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy is one of those things.

Now, maybe if I had read the book, I’d get the movie better. Maybe I would find the book to be ironic and witty and all that those of you who have read the book think about said book. Who knows? I haven’t read the book. And while I knew that the movie was kind of nuts, I guess I didn’t expect what we got.

All this doesn’t mean that I didn’t like the movie. There were parts where I laughed. But overall I found the whole thing absurd. Maybe that’s the point?

Anyway, it’s a mixed review. I didn’t love it and I didn’t hate it and I might watch it again and my curiosity is piqued enough that I might consider reading the book. So how on earth do I rank this one? A reluctant 3 stars out of 5.