Project Hail Mary could have somehow been even longer

[Note: This article contains some mild spoilers for Project Hail Mary.]

It’s not telling tales out of school to note that Phil Lord and Chris Miller’s current box office hit Project Hail Mary is a pretty long movie, clocking in at 2.5+ hours of running time of Ryan Gosling talking to an adorable rock. It’s also—if you’ve been paying attention to the film’s mostly positive reviews, like our own B-graded writeup from A.V. Club film editor Jacob Oller—not a big secret that that length is one...