This film has two stars: Ryan Gosling and Ryan Gosling's dermal filler. The filler is distracting. It does actually impair one's ability to suspend disbelief. If Gosling would like to become Tom Hanks, then the filler may be a problem. Another problem is the idea of a trajectory. Gosling's character--Ryland Grace--needs to start in an "embittered" place. It's the love of an alien that allows Grace to really embrace life. But--via Gosling, in this movie--Grace seems immediately charismatic and selfless and charming. (He is a beloved teacher of middle school!) So the movie has Grace move from "likable" to "likable." Not the most satisfying journey. What happens here? A great deal of nonsense. The sun is dying. There is a special element that could sustain life on Earth. Before his middle-school career, Grace was a trailblazing scientist. For some silly reasons, it emerges that Grace is the one and only human who can save the planet. Out in sp...