Having read the book, I absolutely loved the movie.

If you can’t stand Ryan Gosling then you probably shouldn’t watch the movie as he has like 90% of the screen time.

Also there’s a choice to balance between how much science you want to explain and character development and other plot points that must be made. But this is a personal opinion and I think they did a great job and I’m just glad they didn’t make it a trilogy or something.

every moment after the 10min mark is predictable. feels like i have watched this movie several times in other holywood blockbusters.

Didn't hate it, but thought the humor and cuteness detracted from it. The ending made me roll my eyes.

Felt the same about Predator: Badlands. I wanted a hardcore survival/revenge flick and it started out like that, but then you've got an android constantly cracking jokes and a cute little plush toy creature being cute all over the place and it kind of killed it for me. It's not just a Predator movie, it's the first one where the Predator is the main character. There shouldn't be cute and funny.

Same with a space survival movie with the extinction of multiple species on the line. I'm cool with a little humor cuz people do that to break tension, but it was pretty consistent throughout the entire movie.

I tried watching it, but it feels very commercial and the lead actor seemed hammy to me. Maybe I shouldn't be surprised. The Martian was decent, though.
Maybe I'll give it another shot some time.

I listened to the entire 20 audiobook and I'm scared to watch the movie. I loved the book so much i dont want the visuals and interpretations in my head to be ruined.

Vials were put next to each other in the centrifuge.

Unwatchable.

Books and movies simply aren't the same. Both the book and the movie were great for different reasons.

I loved the book and have been looking forward to this movie ever since it was announced, and it didn't disappoint. Project Hail Mary is probably going to end up being the best movie I'll see this year unless Spielberg's upcoming 'Disclosure Day' somehow manages to recapture the magic of 'Close Encounters of the Third Kind' (1977). Which, I don't think is likely.

Didn't read the book, didn't like the movie.

Read the martian, didn't like it, didn't like the movie.

Maybe I just don't like Andy Weir?

Its been a while since I saw a movie this good. Thre was soo much detail and thought into this movie and I Loved every bit of it.

Amaze Amaze Amaze.

Excellent book and excellent movie. Very faithful adaptation from book to film. I believe the author was involved in the production of the movie as well, but I can't find any explicit sources for that.

Didn't read the book, but loved the movie

NOTE: I've tried to keep this as spoiler-free as possible, but even so you may not want to read this until after you've seen the movie.

The movie was definitely good, but fell pretty short compared to the book, and especially when compared to The Martian's adaptation.

For one, the movie felt way too much like a comedy, almost like a Taika Waititi Marvel adaptation of the much more serious (but still very funny) book, which felt tonally weird and didn't really land for me. Even the weight of the reveal of

was completely undercut by a tonally inappropriate, almost zany

that robbed the scene of most of the pathos it should have had. Reminds me of this excellent video about how modern blockbusters seem allergic to sincerity to their detriment.

We also didn't like how much more useless the movie made Grace feel. The book went out of its way early to show that he was a resourceful, intelligent, excellent problem solver, and while there was certainly a bit of this in the movie, it still felt like Grace was pretty much useless, undeserving dead weight, and like he either completely lucked his way through or had to rely only on

while in the book their partnership felt much more collaborative. All of this combined to make the reveal I mentioned earlier feel much darker/more depressing, because you get the impression that no, he really didn't deserve to be there, and then what he says at the end of the movie completely falls flat, because it felt like almost none of it was the result of his choices or character. Feels like it completely undercuts one of the main themes of the book, which is that he did deserve to be there, and that he was the right person for the job, even if he didn't think he was.

We also thought the movie omitted some of the book's best lines. "You can hear light?" is an all-time great line that still gives me shivers, and it definitely should have been in the movie.

Things we liked: 1. The movie was visually stunning - everything it was going for in the looks department it completely nailed. 2. One of the most important characters in the movie was very well done, in both design and characterization. Maybe a bit too manic, but that's a relatively small quibble in the larger context of just how well they did with him.

So yeah, very much an enjoyable two hours, but not as good as it should have been due to a few flawed adaptation decisions.

Warning: SPOILER WARNINGS DO NOT READ if you haven't read the book or seen the movie and don't want spoilers!

Two hot takes from me:

I liked the book better than the movie. The movie was a lot of fun, but glossed over so much in favor of cool visuals and feel good time with the boys. I totally respect the choices and think the movie is great, I just like the book better. Think of it like a 7.5 vs 8 situation. Some details were missed that are crucial to the story I feel, but most people won't even pick up on those.

The story would have been better if Grace died in the end. The whole character arc is him being scared of dying, not wanting to go on something that is sure to be a suicide mission. He'd rather have a few decades on a dying war-torn world than try and save everyone, basically trading his life for the future of humanity. So they wipe his memory and their psychological profile says he'll do his job once he's there without any means to return. And they are totally right. But then he meets Rocky and all of a sudden has two planets to fight for, so he's very motivated at that point, even after he realizes everything that happened before. In the end he completes the missions, sends the Beatles drones ahead but tries to return to Earth himself as well. Even though there's a good chance he won't make it, as the coma life support system is kind of shit (but the best they have). We then come to the main character turning point of the story where Grace gets into some trouble but can handle it and realizes Rocky would be in bigger trouble and can't handle it. So he needs to decide to go back to Earth and give up on Rocky (who will certainly die), or try and go save Rocky but then give up on Earth and probably die himself once his life-support runs out. In the end he goes to save Rocky, thus proving he has changed and can put another life above his own. Character arc complete and we all clap. But then he doesn't die, sure there is some risk and in the book they mention the hard parts of keeping him fed and all (I loved the me-burgers), but he makes it and goes to teaching a couple of alien kids just like the good old days.

I can definitely understand the author wanting to end on a high note and doing a callback to the beginning of the book, but to me it undercuts the importance of the character change. He doesn't get his noble sacrifice and it almost seems like the risks of going with Rocky are smaller than going back to Earth. Rocky's planet is closer (IIRC) and his ship has a whole lot of tools and capabilities. Plus you have a useful companion to help solve problems. For me the decision would have been much more meaningful if he actually died.

That's one of the main criticism I have of Andy Weir in general: Problems are presented as huge and blocking, only to very soon if not immediately be solved. And this is even worse in the movies as compared to the books (Hail Mary and The Martian). There are almost no consequences ever and it all turns out good in the end. I think is is a deliberate choice and fits with the feel-good theme of the books (even though they touch on dark subjects), but to me it lessens the experience.

Bonus semi-hot take: The original character of Stratt in the book was a much better character than the one in the movie. She was one of my favorite characters in the book, but I didn't like her the movie. Also having known and worked with a lot of German and Dutch women in the past: Her role is way more fitting for a Dutch woman than a German one, I have no idea why they switched to her being German.