Ridley Scott has had his fair share of hits and misses.
For every Alien, Blade Runner, Gladiator and The Martian, there’s a Kingdom of Heaven, A Good Year, whatever The Counselor was, Napoleon, and an underpowered Glad-II-ator.
No bad word shall be said about Alien: Covenant or House of Gucci. The former is a lot better than you remember, and the latter is a camp masterpiece, and that’s that.
Frustratingly, his latest film sits very comfortably in the ‘miss’ category.
Based on Peter Heller’s 2012 novel of the same name, The Dog Stars stars Jacob Elordi as Hig, your ridiculously handsome everyman and former pilot trying to get by in a post-pandemic America. Following a viral apocalypse which wiped out most of the human population, including his wife, our hero survives by scavenging supplies with his dog, Jasper. Which is a lovely name for a dog. Well done there.
