{"id":339114,"date":"2026-03-10T17:25:08","date_gmt":"2026-03-10T17:25:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/339114\/"},"modified":"2026-03-10T17:25:08","modified_gmt":"2026-03-10T17:25:08","slug":"what-the-critics-are-saying","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/339114\/","title":{"rendered":"What The Critics Are Saying"},"content":{"rendered":"

\n\tAnticipation has been high for the arrival of Amazon MGM\u2019s big-budget space movie Project Hail Mary<\/a>, starring Ryan Gosling<\/a>.<\/p>\n

\n\tThe Phil Lord- and Christopher Miller-directed space adventure, which is eyeing a $50 million-plus box office opening<\/a> off an estimated $150M+ production budget, sees Gosling\u2019s school teacher Ryland Grace wake up alone on a spaceship light-years from Earth. As his memory returns, he uncovers a mission to stop a mysterious substance killing the sun, and save Earth. An unexpected friendship may be the key to this. Sandra H\u00fcller is among supporting cast.<\/p>\n

\n\tThe reviews are coming in and it\u2019s fair to say that the early read on the movie is that it\u2019s a critical hit. The film, which opens March 20, currently has a 94% score from 70+ reviews on Rotten Tomatoes.<\/p>\n

\n\tDeadline\u2019s Pete Hammond<\/a> said: \u201cA movie\u00a0made\u00a0for Imax,\u00a0Project Hail Mary\u00a0is mission accomplished; an entertaining and engaging piece of science fiction that suggests even though we may be worlds apart, in order to save us from ourselves we must band together now more than ever.\u201d<\/p>\n

\n\tEmpire gave the film 4\/5 stars, calling it \u201ca very watchable old-school blockbuster crowd-pleaser. Ryan Gosling and an alien made of rocks are the best space-based double-act since R2-D2 and C3-PO.\u201d<\/p>\n

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\n\tUSA Today called the film \u201cthe first great movie of 2026\u201d: \u201cThe science is accessible and Ryan Gosling is a superb everyman in the excellent space adventure.\u201d<\/p>\n

\n\tThe BBC\u2019s Nicholas Barber gives the film 4\/5 stars, noting its 2 1\/2-hour length but says despite that \u201cit manages to be zippily entertaining throughout.\u201d<\/p>\n

\n\tIndiewire also highly approves, writing that \u201cRyan Gosling goes full \u2018Martian,\u2019 and thank the heavens for that \u2026 in this enormously entertaining and genuinely inspiring adaptation of Andy Weir\u2019s other smash hit novel set in space.\u201d<\/p>\n

\n\tRobbie Collin in The Telegraph also gives it 4\/5 stars, trumpeting it as \u201cgreat fun \u2026 with flashy practical effects and a heart-warming story, Project Hail Mary is like a medley of all your favourite sci-fi films.\u201d<\/p>\n

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\n\tGizmodo was also a fan, noting \u201cit\u2019s got laughs, it\u2019s got stakes, it\u2019s got emotions, it\u2019s got it all. And all of it is viewed through stunning visuals on every level.\u201d<\/p>\n

\n\tThe Irish Times called it a \u201csentimental treat,\u201d while the Times of London described Gosling\u2019s charisma as \u201cout of this world.\u201d<\/p>\n

\n\tThe Independent also gives the film 4\/5 stars: \u201cThis Ryan Gosling vehicle is immensely likeable and technically impressive, even if it has the whiff of top-shelf nostalgia.\u201d<\/p>\n

\n\tThe Guardian gave the film 3\/5 stars, saying \u201cRyan Gosling\u2019s charm carries an unserious last-ditch space mission,\u201d calling the film \u201ca bit silly, but Gosling\u2019s charisma keeps it watchable.\u201d<\/p>\n

\n\tRELATED: \u2018Project Hail Mary\u2019 Trailer Blasts Off To 400M Views In First Week; Ryan Gosling, Lord & Miller Heading To Comic-Con<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Anticipation has been high for the arrival of Amazon MGM\u2019s big-budget space movie Project Hail Mary, starring Ryan…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":339115,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[27],"tags":[93,61,60,270,83643,22822,155485],"class_list":["post-339114","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-movies","tag-entertainment","tag-ie","tag-ireland","tag-movies","tag-project-hail-mary","tag-ryan-gosling","tag-what-the-critics-are-saying"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/339114","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=339114"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/339114\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/339115"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=339114"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=339114"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=339114"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}