"Project Hail Mary" is bringing audiences to movie theaters in numbers the industry hasn’t seen for a non-franchise film since "Oppenheimer"

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"Project Hail Mary" is bringing audiences to movie theaters in numbers the industry hasn’t seen for a non-franchise film since "Oppenheimer"

> “Project Hail Mary” is bringing audiences to movie theaters in numbers the industry hasn’t seen for a non-franchise film since “Oppenheimer.” The…

It really sucks though. 2.5 hours of unbearably cringe “humor.”
It’s the Marvel syndrome: making fun of your characters to bond with the audience. The result is that said audience is less engaged when the pace accelerates into dramatic moments. You end up mildly interested without any emotional bond with the characters. Hail Mary failed exactly where The Martian succeeded
Agree. Super dark and serious situation, but Ryan Gosling is just goofing around.
Yes, please ignore all the boring science that he explicitly did throughout the film, and just concentrate on the humorous presentation instead.
I have read the book, it was much more focused on the science.
Yes, that’s kind of the point of an adaptation