'Project Hail Mary' Review with John & Vin | Cosmic Circus Reviews

John & Vin discuss Project Hail Mary, the blockbuster new book-to-film adaptation from Amazon/MGM Studios!

Project Hail Mary (2026) - Directed by Phil Lord & Christopher Miller - Written by Drew Goddard (The Martian movie) - Based on the book by Andy Weir (The Martian book) - Starring Ryan Gosling, James Ortiz, Sandra Hüller - Cinematography by Greig Fraser (Dune, Batman) - Music by Daniel Pemberton (Spider-Verse)

Timestamps for Project Hail Mary review

• 00:00 - Intro
• 02:13 - The story
• 04:20 - The Martian or Project Hail Mary, which one did we like better?
• 06:54 - General thoughts on Project Hail Mary
• 09:00 - Pacing issues
• 10:30 - Rocky is where the movie comes to life
• 11:55 - Issues with the film
• 13:30 - Practical Rocky, special effects, visuals, and music
• 15:24 - Comments from friends who have read the book by Andy Weir
• 17:30 - References to other sci-fi films
• 18:15 - The relationship between Ryland and Rocky, and humor. Ryan Gosling's Tom Hanks moment
• 21:37 - The flashbacks and pacing
• 24:20 - Overall positive about the film
• 25:45 - John saw an Odyssey prologue preview before the film
• 26:00 - IMAX news John heard about regarding upgrades before The Odyssey and the addition of 5 locations on the way.
• 27:30 - Final thoughts on Project Hail Mary
• 28:30 - Outro

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