Everyman Harrogate film review - Project Hail Mary
It was ages and ages ago that I first saw the teaser for Project Hail Mary and I was pretty intrigued at what I was watching.
I’d only heard good things since, and the excitement of it being adapted from a book that had the same author as The Martian was more than enough.
The work Ryan Gosling has to do here is incredible.
He held my attention like nothing else with his infectious energy, charisma, and charm.
The raw emotion he conveys is electrified with the spirit of the world and the desperation that anyone in this situation would have.
Equally though, he’s as hilarious and as warm as ever. A combo which naturally is dynamite.
The film brings intrigue through both its cruxes and dynamics in abundance and it was fascinating to dive into all these various aspects.
There were a lot of layers to story and peeling back each one, learning all about it, and seeing there was yet more to explore was brilliant and symptomatic of a pretty long film that knows exactly what it’s doing at all times.
It’s a beautiful film also and for a couple of reasons.
The planet we come across at one point is breathtaking, not only constructed in an eye-catching way but coloured to the extremes, making a big screen watch well worth it.
The script opens the door for a lot of cinematographic creativity and that’s capitalised on perfectly, with an almost pretty clutter and some more abstract concepts which are depicted in phenomenal ways.
It’s also a film that’s deeply human, one that details the joy and potential of true friendship and even love, and it brought me to emotional heights which I genuinely didn’t think possible from the premise.
And that came all the way from the smallest connections and looks from actors to the wild highs of intergalactic spectacles.
It’s a grand, bold, concept that’s concentrated into a story that’s remarkably palatable and rich with an incredible understanding of the complexities of the human experience. I seriously could’ve enjoyed hours more of this story and world.
Rating: 10/10
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