Following in the trajectory of movies like *The Martian*,***Interstellar*, and***Gravity*, *Project Hail Mary* is another big-budget space epic bringing in millions at the box office. But unlike those other films, *Project Hail Mary* isn’t just a rock-solid space story, it’s also a hell of a good buddy comedy. The tale of a friendship between an astronaut played by Ryan Gosling and a rock-like alien may come as a surprise, but it makes sense when you consider who directed this movie.