Love and Monsters is a fun little comedy adventure about a young man crossing post-apocalyptic monster infested territory to find the woman he loves. Amusing and endearing there isn't a lot to say about this cute little story. Boy survives the end of the world, seeks out girl, and in his quest befriends dog, precocious young girl, and a robot. He fights monsters. It hits all the beats you'd expect and provides some solid entertainment for 109 minutes.
Love and Monsters has been nominated for its well done special effects and that is well deserved as the world they've created is immersive and adds to the pleasure of the story. The monsters aren't scary enough to upset younger viewers but just weird enough to be an unsettling delight.
I will call it out in its lack of representation. The film is a bit of a romance and focuses on all the romantic pairings around O'Brien's character as he seeks out the love of his life. Yet for some reason everyone is heterosexual. Not a queer pairing in sight. Do we really still make movies in this decade where everyone is heterosexual? Come on... Especially in a film that keeps finding reasons for O'Brien to take his shirt off?
Still the movie is a fun watch with a story and characters that are satisfying enough for its run time.
Love and Monsters
Starring: Dylan O'Brien, Jessica Henwick, Dan Ewing, Michael Rooker
Director: Michael Matthews
Writers: Brian Duffield, Matthew Robinson
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