Director: Phil Lord, Christopher Miller

Cast: Ryan Gosling, Sandra Hüller, Lionel Boyce

Synopsis:

Science teacher Ryland Grace (Ryan Gosling) wakes up on a spaceship light years from home with no recollection of who he is or how he got there. As his memory returns, he begins to uncover his mission: solve the riddle of the mysterious substance causing the sun to die out. He must call on his scientific knowledge and unorthodox ideas to save everything on Earth from extinction… but an unexpected friendship means he may not have to do it alone.

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There’s a general understanding in the entertainment industry, and certainly amongst critics, that if a studio doesn’t screen their movie for the press, they’re probably not very proud of it. Heck, even if they only screen the movie a day or two beforehand, that’s not a huge sign of confidence either. It gives critics zero or next to zero time to discuss that film before its release, which suggests the studio thinks critics are likely to, you know, criticize.

“Project Hail Mary” is based on the best-selling novel by Andy Weir, who also wrote “The Martian.” Like “The Martian,” a lot of “Project Hail Mary” is just one guy, trapped in outer space, solving impossible problems by science-ing the s–t out of them. Like “The Martian,” it stars a bona fide movie star, this time Ryan Gosling, who can carry a film like this all by himself. Like “The Martian,” it was adapted by Drew Goddard, who knows how to tell an exciting story with intelligence and humor. And like “The Martian,” yes, it’s true: It’s really, really, really quite good.

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