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Hitchhiker's Guide Review
With these early reviews flowing in, reviews from an unfinished Hitchhiker's
Guide to the Galaxy, I am starting to get a little more hyped for the
film. According to Moriarty, he states, "I can tell you that I thought
the film was a glorious shambling tribute to the work of Adams." Not
a bad start to any review regardless. Check out below other snippets Moriarty
had to say on the film:
Also, let’s be clear about something. This is not a final or a formal review by any means. I’ve seen a lot of test screenings since moving to LA over a decade ago, but this was one of the most unfinished in many ways. With a comedy, fine-tuning is everything, and I saw Jay Roach at the screening, making notes. I saw the first two AUSTIN POWERS films at test screenings, more than once, and I watched how he really polished those movies as they got closer and closer to release. It’s encouraging to see that he’s involved in the process, right there alongside director Garth Jennings.
Actually, the very start of the film is one of the things that made me love this movie. It’s an explanation of dolphins and their attempts to warn us about the impending destruction of Earth, all spoken over footage of dolphins doing tricks in front of crowds. This leads into a musical number, over which the opening titles play. The song, sung by the dolphins, “So Long And Thanks For All The Fish,” is one of the few pieces of original score that was ready for the screening, and it’s damn funny stuff. I’m very curious now to hear what Joby Talbot’s score sounds like, because that’ll be a big part of that fine-tuning the film still needs.
One of the things that matters most in this film is chemistry. HHGTTG has always been about the friction between all these great crazy characters that Adams created. More than the specific situations that they were in, it was the way they all related that I always found so entertaining. Everything starts with Ford and Arthur, and so much of the weight of the movie rests on how well Mos Def and Martin Freeman work together. I know that Mos was a controversial choice for many fans, and it disheartens me to see how many of the slams against him seem to dismiss the guy as “some rapper.” He’s a monstrously gifted stage actor and he’s got dramatic chops to spare.
For the entire review, head over to aintitcool.
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