One man movie machine Ridley Scott’s has been banging out films about every 18 months or so and has been doing so for decades. No mean feat when taken in to consideration that he is 89 years old this year (2026) and his latest is The Dog Stars based on the book by Peter Heller.
Set in a post pandemic 2035 where a virus has taken out the majority of the world’s population except for small outpost of survivors. One of those is Hig (Jacob Elordi) whose own wife fell victim to the virus and now lives with his dog in a small abandoned airport with neighbour Bangley (Josh Brolin) an ex-marine. Both are handy with a gun which is just as well with the country terrorized by ‘Reapers’ rake thin zombie like scavengers that roam the country pillaging like rabid Black Friday shoppers only better dressed. It’s when Hig picks up an erratic radio message that prompts hope for a better existence if he flies just a little further afield to a place called Grand Junction. But it’s his journey that sees him encounter gruff and always suspicious father Pops (Guy Pearce) and highly protective of his daughter Cima (Margaret Elordi).
This is far more leisurely paced than previous Ridley Scott films, often too leisurely and it trundles neatly if not always engagingly and enlivened by occasional outbursts of action. Scott’s eye for visuals are still there with the landscapes stunning captured as would be expected and the calibre of the cast are as good as might be expected. The Dog Stars plays like ‘I am Legend’ meets ‘28 Days Later’ with a hint of ‘Mad Max’ but that would be suggest that its far more exciting than it actually but as those films have demonstrated its a concept we’ve frequently seen before and this really brings nothing new to the table.
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