Ridley Scott’s The Dog Stars Review: Too Slow to Survive?

by 08.31.2026

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Ridley Scott takes on Peter Heller’s post-apocalyptic novel The Dog Stars, starring Jacob Elordi and Josh Brolin. But does this bleak survival drama deliver on tension, or does it run out of gas?

In this spoiler-free review, we break down the pacing, performances, and overall execution of Ridley Scott’s latest outing. While the cinematography is striking and the chemistry between Elordi and Brolin holds your attention, the film struggles with a surprisingly sluggish pace and a lack of the high-stakes action you might expect from the genre. It isn’t a bad movie by any stretch, but it lands squarely in the “wait for streaming” category.

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