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Two Thumbs SidewaysCritics are mixed on whether to pick up this Hitchhiker.

Posted Monday, May 2, 2005, at 12:28 PM ET

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In the most recent audio-only Summary Judgment, writer Mark Jordan Legan tells us how the critics feel about three new movie releases: The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, the long-awaited film version of a comic sci-fi classic; Ladies in Lavender, starring Dames Maggie Smith and Judi Dench; and XXX: State of the Union, a sequel with Ice Cube stepping in for Vin Diesel.

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