Fresh
Off to the pub!
Moira MacDonald, Seattle Times
Grabbers
For the locals on Erin Island, it's last orders.
2012 · 1h 34m · NOT RATED
Comedy, Horror, Mystery, Science Fiction, Thriller
Directed by
Jon Wright
Overview
Something sinister has come to the shores of Erin Island, unbeknownst to the quaint population of this sleepy fishing village resting somewhere off Ireland’s coast. First, some fishermen go missing. Then there is the rash of whale carcasses suddenly washing up on the beach. When the murders start, it’s up to two mismatched cops – an irresponsible alcoholic and his new partner, a by-the-book woman from the mainland – to protect the townsfolk from the giant, bloodsucking, tentacled aliens that prey upon them. Their only weapon, they discover, is booze. If they want to survive the creatures’ onslaught, everyone will have to get very, very drunk!
Director and cast
- Jon Wright Director
- Richard Coyle as Garda Ciarán O'Shea
- Ruth Bradley as Garda Lisa Nolan
- Russell Tovey as Dr. Adam Smith
- Bronagh Gallagher as Una Maher
- David Pearse as Brian Maher
- Lalor Roddy as Paddy Barrett
- Clelia Murphy as Irene Murphy
- Louis Dempsey as Tadhg Murphy
- Micheál O'Gruagain as Father Potts
- Ned Dennehy as Declan Cooney
Critics on Rotten Tomatoes
Top critics, in their words
Fresh
Wright checks off the expected genre boxes with the gleeful mischief of a gremlin trashing a plane engine.
Ian Buckwalter, NPR
Rotten
The tough thing about genre hybrids is that they have to fulfill both genres, and Grabbers only nails one of them.
Sam Adams, AV Club
Rotten
A polished, watchable genre entertainment that nonetheless lacks the inspired dialogue and situations needed to make a memorable impression.
Dennis Harvey, Variety
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