Love and Monsters
Paramount Pictures | Release Date: October 16, 2020 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
63
METASCORE
Generally favorable reviews based on 14 Critic Reviews
Positive:
8
Mixed:
6
Negative:
0
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Critic Reviews

Critic scorePublicationBy date
80
EmpireIan FreerApr 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
80
The TelegraphTim RobeyApr 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
75
IndieWireDavid EhrlichOct 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
75
The Film StageJared MobarakOct 17, 2020
Love and Monsters proves itself a pretty well-rounded adventure for both its target audience and those older looking for a bit of escape that’s still firmly rooted in reality. Joel is an unlikely hero whose success shows humanity isn’t dead yet. Read full review
75
The PlaylistCharles BarfieldOct 17, 2020
Ultimately, Love & Monsters is a film about picking yourself up, taking your destiny into your own hands, and not being afraid of living, even though you’re likely to make some mistakes along the way. And it’s a damn fun adventure to boot. Read full review
75
RogerEbert.comNick AllenOct 16, 2020
This is an excellent display of O’Brien’s infectious imagination and comic energy. Read full review
70
VarietyJessica KiangOct 15, 2020
In Love and Monsters, love is good, monsters are bad and feeling like Tom Cruise is “awesome.” Read full review
70
The New York TimesLovia GyarkyeOct 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
60
The Irish TimesTara BradyApr 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
60
Screen RantMolly FreemanOct 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
60
The Hollywood ReporterJohn DeForeOct 15, 2020
The movie's last act offers complications both expected and surprising. For the most part, it satisfies, especially in what proves to be the pic's most elaborate action sequence. Read full review
50
Los Angeles TimesNoel MurrayOct 16, 2020
While it’s well-acted and slickly made, the movie’s derivative qualities — coupled with its inadvertent reminders of how crummy everything is outside our doors right now — make it less fun than intended. The light-hearted tone is often grating, working against the inherent drama of a world dominated by giant critters. Read full review
50
Rolling StoneDavid FearOct 15, 2020
This is a perfectly fine postapocalyptic mash-up that really is just the sum of its parts, and nowhere near a gleeful, shriek-inducing whole. For some, that might be considered a feature. For the rest of us, it’s most definitely a ginourmous, gaping-jawed bug. Read full review
42
The A.V. ClubMike D'AngeloOct 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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