"Project Hail Mary," starring Ryan Gosling as a scientist named Ryland Grace who befriends an alien in space, is already powering up the box office.

Audiences watching Project Hail Mary may find themselves doing a double-take when an iconic voice emerges from an alien communication device. The moment comes as Ryland Grady, played by Ryan Gosling,

The best Easter egg in Project Hail Mary comes when Ryan Gosling's Ryland Grace meets an alien and tries to use a Steven Spielberg movie moment to communicate.

When Ryan Gosling interacts on screen with his alien buddy, which he does for more than half of “Project Hail Mary,” he wasn’t staring at a green screen as cameras rolled. Instead, he was playing off of an elaborate puppet manned by James Ortiz,

Executed with incredible craft and style and a whole lot of heart, “Project Hail Mary” verges on the edge of being too saccharinely sweet.

Ryan Gosling anchors Project Hail Mary, a visually striking, character-focused sci-fi about an unlikely alien friendship that shines despite some rushed late-film science.