Review: ‘The Dog Stars’ Isn’t Afraid to Make Pointless Trips
Jacob Elordi and Josh Brolin play survivors who struggle to trust each other as the film explores companionship, isolation and a world without clear rules.
- In the post-apocalyptic drama "The Dog Stars," pilot Hig, played by Jacob Elordi, survives societal collapse alongside his loyal dog, Jasper.
- Hig eventually encounters Bangley, a military veteran played by Josh Brolin, as the pair navigates a desolate world where they struggle to determine who to trust.
- Convinced something promising awaits beyond their isolated existence, Hig decides to head to Grand Junction, Colorado, seeking potential sanctuary.
- During their journey, the pair encounters a doctor and her father, adding complex layers to their survival mission in the harsh landscape.
- Critics note "The Dog Stars" presents an unemotional dynamic between protagonists, forcing them to accept their desolate world while searching for meaning.
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Review: ‘The Dog Stars’ isn’t afraid to make pointless trips
Ridley Scott’s “The Dog Stars” attempts a fresh post-apocalyptic tale featuring a pilot and his loyal dog Jasper searching for survivors, but struggles with a lack of emotional depth and an overly familiar narrative filled with isolated communities and gun-wielding characters in a bleak world.
Hello everyone, I would like to recommend to you the post-apocalyptic sci-fi film The Dog Stars, directed by Ridley Scott, the director of Thelma and Louise, Gladiator and The Winged Bounty Hunter, which is currently available in Romanian arthouse and plaza cinemas. The Dog Stars takes place in 2035, in America, where a devastating superflu epidemic has decimated the population. The survivors, isolated from each other, are forced into the wilder…
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