“The Dog Stars,” a new dystopian adventure film starring Jacob Elordi, depicts a world grappling with the aftermath of a flu pandemic. The film focuses on the characters’ attempts to survive and maintain a semblance of normalcy in a drastically altered world, but a review in *Variety* suggests the film’s dreary tone may not fully sustain the narrative.
The film portrays a post-pandemic landscape where, despite the devastation, people are simply “alive, hanging in there, taking it one day at a time.” The review notes that while conditions are undeniably bleak, the characters exhibit a subdued acceptance of their circumstances, acknowledging that “things could be better.”
The source details that the story unfolds in the wake of a flu pandemic that has wiped out a significant portion of the population. The review highlights Jacob Elordi’s performance as a “sensitive survivalist,” but ultimately finds the film’s overall approach to be somewhat lacking. The reviewer suggests that the film’s consistently somber atmosphere struggles to fully engage the audience despite Elordi's efforts.
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