‘Love And Monsters’ Trailer: Dylan O’Brien Faces Terrifying Creatures In The Sci-Fi Teen RomCom Out Today
There are plenty of movies that aren’t getting released in theaters this year that audiences are hungry to sink their teeth into. Many of them have been moved to 2021, but this weekend brings the release of a movie that deserves the big screen treatment that has unfortunately been relegated to a small screen debut on premium VOD.
Love and Monsterstakes place seven years after a monster apocalypse was unleashed on Earth. After spending years in a bunker with other survivors, a young guy named Joel (Dylan O’Brien) is sick of waiting for things to change, and he decides to head to the surface to reunite with his high school sweetheart Amy (Jessica Henwick), who is in another bunker 80 miles away. There’s just one problem: Joel is far from skilled at surviving, and he has a tendency to freeze whenever a giant monster comes around. See for yourself in the newLove and Monsterstrailer below.
Love and Monsters Trailer
After an asteroid headed for Earth was blasted out of the sky by military missiles, the chemical compounds from the explosion fell down to the planet and mutated some of Earth’s creatures into huge monsters that have killed 95% of the human population. We’re talking about massive human-eating ants, sharp-teethed lamprey-like worms, and huge, slimy frogs, just to name a few.
Love and Monstersis surprisingly great, despite being a bit formulaic. It’s likeZombielandmeetsA Quiet Place, but it’s not trying too hard to be funny, and there’s an impressive array of gnarly monsters to keep you on the edge of your seat. Dylan O’Brien helps keep things grounded emotionally, but he also brings a lot of levity to the situation. Plus, there’sMichael RookerandAriana Greenblattas survivors that Joel encounters out in the world, and they make for great companions. Oh, and did I mention that there’s a very good dog to fall in love with too?
There are outstanding setpieces inLove and Monstersthat make this a low-key blockbuster deserving of the big screen. The production design itself is breathtaking, creating a world that I would love to see explored in a sequel or even some kind of companion TV series. I hope audiences find this movie on VOD, because it has the potential to be a hit.
Love and Monstersis directed byMichael Matthewswith a script byBrian DuffieldandMatthew Robinson.
Love and Monstersis available today on premium VOD across various digital retailers.
