Asteroids falling from the sky? Check. Nuclear response? Check. Mutated insects taking over the world? check. Survivalists living in bunkers? Check. One man on a dangerous quest for love? Check.

Sure Love & Monsters checks all the boxes for a post-apocalyptic film but it definitely isn’t your standard end-of-the-world flick. It opens with a brief narration of how the world ended. The graphics are cute and the dialogue is funny and reminiscent of How to Train Your Dragon. The hook in the beginning is brilliant and the movie delivers on the promise of the hook.

In a nutshell, Joel Dawson (Dylan O’Brien) is a survivor of the end-of-the-world. He survived but has very few skills for survival therefore he stays in the bunker, takes care of the animals and cooks for the more skilled members of his colony. Generally, he accepts his role as an inside member of the community but what he cannot accept is surviving as a solo act. Every member of his colony has found a partner – except Joel, who still dreams of his pre-apocalypse love, Aimee.

After some searching, Joel discovers what colony Aimee (Jessica Henwick) is part of and determines to make the dangerous journey to find his one true love. Against the advice of his bunker-mates, Joel sets off on the 85 miles trek to find Aimee on his own.

Along the way Joel comes face to face with an array of deadly mutant insects but with the help of fellow travelers and one very good dog, Joel makes his way to Aimee’s colony. What he finds when he arrives there is not at all what he expects and he is, once again, in a fight for his life.

Monsters & Love is a terrible name for a movie but the film itself is hilarious, delightful and just suspenseful enough to keep you on the edge of your seat. This is a wonderful pick for a family movie night with your teens or a virtual movie night with your pals.

Don’t miss this gem … and remember, Don’t settle. You don’t have to. Not even at the end of the world.