Following in the trajectory of movies like The Martian,Interstellar, andGravity, Project Hail Mary is another big-budget space epic bringing in millions at the box office. But unlike those other films, Project Hail Mary isn’t just a rock-solid space story, it’s also a hell of a good buddy comedy. The tale of a friendship between an astronaut played by Ryan Gosling and a rock-like alien may come as a surprise, but it makes sense when you consider who directed this movie.