We see if its k*k: Project Hail Mary

I don’t go to the cinema very often, but when I do, I watch something epic!

So, when I found myself in the wild recently and wanted to watch a movie, I IMMEDIATELY homed in on: 

Plot time: 

• Science teacher Ryland Grace wakes up on a spaceship with no recollection of who he is or how he got there. As his memory slowly returns, he soon discovers he must solve the riddle behind a mysterious substance that’s causing the sun to die out. As details of the mission unravel, he calls on his scientific training and sheer ingenuity — but he may not have to do it alone. 

I went into “Project Hail Mary” without reading the book the film is based on, without seeing any of the trailers, or honestly without really knowing anything… 

But after watching it, I feel I can start the review with this: 

If there are any kids reading this right now. I sincerely hope at some point in life, your mom or dad or whoever said to you that you are “the most perfect thing to ever exist!” 

They were lying… you’re not the most thing perfect thing ever. This movie is. And I honestly don’t know how else to put it… it is a perfect movie. 

• Plot.  
• Visuals.  
• Actors.  
• Soundtrack.  
• SFX.  
• VFX.  
• Humour.  
• Suspense.  
• Action.  
• And the big one… Emotion!  

Across the board, this movie dominates in every aspect!  

Ryan Gosling, as weird and comical as he can be, we forget that he is a 3x Academy Award nominated actor! And he exercises those Academy muscles in the film!  

The film’s score is brilliant! Encapsulating the emotion, the epicness, the suspense, the ALLES perfectly! 

Speaking of music, the soundtrack itself is epic! One standout though… I was GENUINELY shocked to hear “Pata Pata” – Miriam Makeba.  

Not a song I would normally associate with a big budget Hollywood movie! But it worked so so well! 

The VFX is out of this world! I feel space can be a difficult thing to animate so to speak… Coz it’s vast and dark and amazing… but my goodness… they nailed it!  

Speaking of VFX, and I will do my best to keep this spoiler free (though it was in one of the trailers)… In the plot, they say that Ryan’s character might not have to do it alone! My goodness… It’s the who, or what Ryan ends up teaming up with, that made this movie what it is…  

I have never been this emotional about a character featured on the big screen! And I was THERE when Mufasa died! 

I stand by what I said earlier:  

• This is a perfect movie. 

I think Christopher Nolan’s Interstellar set the standard for Modern Day Epic Space Films!? 

Sit down Nolan, there is a new champ! 

Fun fact, I mentioned the film is based off a book. The book was written by Andy Weir, the same guy who wrote the Martian. Remember the Matt Damon movie!? Yeah! 

The review in the end is this: 

This is a perfect film. Mind you, I am VERY bias… Space, humanity needing a solution or the world ends, this is all up my alley, but please: SEE THIS MOVIE!!! It really is a beautiful work of art.