I’ve never read the books on which The Hitchhiker’s Guide To The Galaxy (imdb | rotten tomatoes) is based, but my brother had. I guess just by osmosis I’d absorbed some of the names & references (for example, I’ve have a very clear memory of the book So Long, And Thanks For All The Fish), so it all seemed a little familiar to me.

It was entertaining enough. We went with CBGB, who’ve read the books and pointed out that, unless you’ve done so, there were a lot of in-jokes that you just wouldn’t get. Still and all, not bad. I liked how Martin Freeman and Mos Def played Arthur and Ford, though whether they were true to the book is hard to say.

Not great, but an entertaining enough way to spend an evening. I’ll be interested to see how the hardcore geeks fans react.