Project Hail Mary review: Ryan Gosling’s space epic is ‘a mind-stretching sci-fi’

This new blockbuster starring Gosling as a solo astronaut trying to save humanity is over two-and-a-half hours long – yet manages to be "zippily entertaining" throughout. From Star Wars to Dune, from Avatar to Independence Day, most science-fiction blockbusters come down to the question of how skilful the heroes are with guns and swords. But there are a few sci-fi…