Phil Lord and Christopher Miller haven't been in the director's chair together since 2014's 22 Jump Street. It seems fair to say, then, that's there's been a bit of a leap from the Jonah Hill and Channing Tatum buddy cop comedy to Project Hail Mary, their new sci-fi blockbuster that sees Ryan Gosling attempt to save Earth from our dying sun.
Based on The Martian author Andy Weir's novel, there's plenty of hard science and serious business in the movie, but Lord and Miller's comedic roots stop it ever getting too weighed down. It's a movie with massive stakes and serious sacrifice, but one that continually recognizes the humor that slips through the cracks of even the most difficult moments.
