Love and Monsters

Name: Love and Monsters
Genre: Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi, Fantasy, Comedy
Released: October 16, 2020
Duration: 109 min
Rating: 63
Cast: Amali Golden, Ariana Greenblatt, Damien Garvey, Dan Ewing, Dylan O'Brien

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Paramount Pictures | Release Date: October 16, 2020 | PG-13

Starring: Amali Golden, Ariana Greenblatt, Damien Garvey, Dan Ewing, Dylan O'Brien, Ellen Hollman, Jessica Henwick, Larry Cedar, Melanie Zanetti, Michael Rooker, Pacharo Mzembe, Senie Priti, Tandi Wright, Tasneem Roc, Tre Hale

Summary: Seven years after the Monsterpocalypse, Joel Dawson (Dylan O'Brien), along with the rest of humanity, has been living underground ever since giant creatures took control of the land. After reconnecting over radio with his high school girlfriend Aimee (Jessica Henwick), who is now 80 miles away at a coastal colony, Joel begins to fall forSeven years after the Monsterpocalypse, Joel Dawson (Dylan O'Brien), along with the rest of humanity, has been living underground ever since giant creatures took control of the land. After reconnecting over radio with his high school girlfriend Aimee (Jessica Henwick), who is now 80 miles away at a coastal colony, Joel begins to fall for her again. As Joel realizes that there's nothing left for him underground, he decides against all logic to venture out to Aimee, despite all the dangerous monsters that stand in his way. … Expand

Director: Michael Matthews

Genre(s): Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi, Fantasy, Comedy

Rating: PG-13

Runtime: 109 min

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Empire Ian Freer

Apr 20, 2021

Love And Monsters is a blast, an unassuming, immensely winning monster movie filled with great lo-fi creatures and a likeable cast. As a template for making a leaner, less bloated summer movie, Hollywood could do a lot worse. Read full review

The Telegraph Tim Robey

Apr 15, 2021

Love and Monsters is mercifully zombie-free, while serving up a refreshingly different vibe from the word go. It’s not mock-heroic in a winking way; it doesn’t seem so pleased with its own punchlines. It’s rueful and shrugging. Read full review

IndieWire David Ehrlich

Oct 17, 2020

While it might be legally accurate to say that Love and Monsters isn’t based on pre-existing material, it couldn’t be more obvious that it was conceived by someone who saw “Zombieland” on TV one night and thought to themselves: “I could do it better. And with bugs.” Lucky for us, they were right — or at least right enough that it’s a blast to watch them try. Read full review

Lovia Gyarkye

Oct 15, 2020

Love and Monsters lacks the self-seriousness of typical dystopian flicks but, despite its surprisingly perfunctory title and relatively thin plot, it doesn’t completely lack depth. Read full review

Tara Brady

Apr 16, 2021

It’s fortunate that Dylan O’Brien has just enough goofy charm to hold all the plundered Build-a-Bear bits together. Read full review

Molly Freeman

Oct 15, 2020

Love and Monsters may not be a wholly fresh concept, but a clever script and Dylan O'Brien's charm make for a super fun adventure comedy. Read full review

Mike D'Angelo

Oct 14, 2020

Give Love And Monsters credit: If nothing else, it does at least come up with a new (albeit ludicrous) twist on the killer-asteroid premise that once fueled two dumb disaster movies in the same year. Read full review

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Jonnyscib34

Oct 19, 2020

If your into the end of the world movies that has suspense and humor this ones a great watch. I would highly recommend this movie
To all. Definitely can see a possible sequel!!!

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gabriellegodd

Apr 10, 2021

loved this movie it was so cute and fun. very refreshing to watch during quarantine.

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ClapGNF

Apr 29, 2021

This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Alot of emotions went through my head but I loved it.
Alot of twists and turns too but its great overall… Expand

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Rcavey92212

Nov 22, 2020

Cutie Dylan O'Brien of MTV'S Teen Wolf and the Maze Runner franchise stars in this dystopian Horror fantasy. Some time in the future an asteroid heads towards the earth and is blown up but the nuclear fallout ends up mutating all bug and animal life which puts humans at the bottom of theCutie Dylan O'Brien of MTV'S Teen Wolf and the Maze Runner franchise stars in this dystopian Horror fantasy. Some time in the future an asteroid heads towards the earth and is blown up but the nuclear fallout ends up mutating all bug and animal life which puts humans at the bottom of the food chain. Joel (O'Brien) discovers that his girlfriend is alive and 85 miles away. So he leaves his colony and makes the trek there fighting monsters and befriending a dog along the way. The movie feels very refreshing in its subject matter and execution. It's got charm, style and a charasmatic, engaging leading man. Although I never fully bought into the romance I loved the live action "Manga" feel of the material. It's fun, energetic and feels very much like something new.

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Dubeau

Jun 13, 2021

L&M is a nice fantasy/romantic movie. The story is simple and includes some W. Allen comedy style. The FX are really good. The actors are fun to watch. Even if the main actors are younger, they are really believable. The comedy is subtle and nice. Some elements of horrors spikes here andL&M is a nice fantasy/romantic movie. The story is simple and includes some W. Allen comedy style. The FX are really good. The actors are fun to watch. Even if the main actors are younger, they are really believable. The comedy is subtle and nice. Some elements of horrors spikes here and there, so not for 13 or less. The music is fine. The Mavis encounter was really a great moment into the movie. The movie is doing emotional stuff in a good manner. I give it 82%. I wasn't expecting much from that movie, but it was a great surprise.… Expand

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mbeckford

Nov 6, 2020

"Love and Monsters" starts off as a teen romance interrupted by the apocalypse, but thankfully becomes much more than that and ultimately very entertaining. There is a welcome trend recently in apocalyptic movies (possibly due to the ongoing pandemic) of finding originality vs. defaulting to"Love and Monsters" starts off as a teen romance interrupted by the apocalypse, but thankfully becomes much more than that and ultimately very entertaining. There is a welcome trend recently in apocalyptic movies (possibly due to the ongoing pandemic) of finding originality vs. defaulting to a zombie plague. Former "Teen Wolf" and "The Maze Runner" star Dylan O'Brien is an affably geeky guy that stumbles into the hero role. The monster scenes balance decent special effects with fun action. I would have liked to see more of the beginning's "life in the bunker" setup as it would likely have given the movie more emotional depth. But overall this is a very enjoyable family-friendly adventure.… Expand

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risonyeong

Apr 21, 2021

3 stars is only for the cgi monsters. watched it no choice coz need to find out why it's nominated. conclusion: the quality of the nomination has dropped so much that only Tenet can win. but then 'clash of titans' has equally good cgi monsters but not nominated.
the actor was from maze3 stars is only for the cgi monsters. watched it no choice coz need to find out why it's nominated. conclusion: the quality of the nomination has dropped so much that only Tenet can win. but then 'clash of titans' has equally good cgi monsters but not nominated.
the actor was from maze runner. he was quite ok in that series but if u give the actors bad script, this is what u get. very painful movie. almost unnecessary silly. will ferrel is intelligent silly, if u get what i mean.
the only character worth watching is the ........ u guessed it....... dog.… Expand

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