Love and Monsters (directed by Michael Matthews)

[Sacha]

Love and Monsters (directed by Michael Matthews) is a movie set in the apocalypse. For the most part, I enjoy movies, TV shows, video games, etc. set in the apocalypse, so I decided that watching this wouldn't be a bad idea.

Joel (Dylan O'Brien) has been living in a bunker for about seven years since the start of the apocalypse with a small group. Before the apocalypse, Joel's then-girlfriend, Aimee (Jessica Henwick), had parted ways with him, going with her family instead. Luckily, he is able to contact other bases through the radio and has found where she was staying at. Joel is a bit cowardly; he freezes up at the sight of any monsters and cannot attack them. However, when the perimeter of his base is breached and he discovers that Aimee's base is going to be "rescued," Joel's eyes are opened and he decides that he is going to travel the 80 miles to go see her. He faces monsters and makes some allies on the way, which help him improve at surviving.

This wasn't a bad movie, but there were a lot of points where I was just watching and thinking that if it were real, it wouldn't make any sense. It was definitely worth a watch, though.

3.5/5 stars