On Metacritic it has a score of 62 out of 100 based on reviews from 12 critics, indicating "generally favorable reviews". On Rotten Tomatoes the film has an approval rating of 72% based on reviews from 32 critics, with an average rating of 6.23/10. The film continued its festival run across the world screening at Karlovy Vary International Film Festival, Taormina Film Fest, Fantasia Film Festival, PIFAN, Sitges, Toronto After Dark Film Festival, Strasbourg European Fantastic Film Festival, London FrightFest Film Festival and held its Irish première in July 2012 as the opening film of the 24th Galway Film Fleadh. The film premièred at the 2012 Sundance Film Festival and played at the Edinburgh International Film Festival in June 2012. Unknown to anyone, more Grabber eggs are buried on the beach, and they are about to hatch. As the storm clears up, O'Shea throws away his flask, and they return to town. Nolan then ignites nearby explosives with a flare gun, killing the Grabber. The monster grabs O'Shea, but before it can eat him he dumps a bottle of Paddy's poitín into its mouth, sickening it and causing it to release him. Although wounded, he survives the attack, and Nolan uses the heavy construction equipment to mount a counter-attack, pinning it at the base of a pit. Before they can successfully set a trap, the monster arrives and attacks O'Shea. There, they hope to strand the monster on dry land, as it needs water to survive. O'Shea and Nolan drive to a construction site, and the monster follows them. Nolan accidentally sets the pub on fire while trying to sneak out, but she and O'Shea manage to draw the attention of the adult. Panicked, they retreat to the second level of the pub, and baby grabbers take over the first floor. Nolan drunkenly reveals the danger they are in while trying to reassure everyone that nothing is trying to kill them. Nolan and O'Shea escape to the pub, where they try to protect the townspeople. Instead, the monster throws him into the air and kills him. Smith wanders outside the pub and tries to get a picture of the beast, reasoning that his inebriated state will protect him from being eaten. When they are alone in a squad car, Nolan confesses to O'Shea that she has feelings for him despite turning down his advances earlier. In a drunken stupor, Nolan reveals that she has come to the island to escape the shadow of her more-favoured sister. O'Shea volunteers to stay sober so that he can coordinate the town's defenses, and everyone else becomes drunk. Initially hesitant to join in a celebration when no good reason can be offered, the people enthusiastically agree when Brian Maher (David Pearse), the pub owner, offers free drinks. Seeking to keep calm in the town, Nolan and O'Shea organize a party at the local pub, intending to keep the island's residents safe but unaware of the danger. The group also realizes the rain will allow the remaining large male Grabber to move about the island freely. O'Shea contacts the mainland, but an oncoming storm prevents any escape or help. Smith ( Russell Tovey), theorizes that his high blood alcohol content proved toxic to the Grabbers, who survive on blood and water. When Paddy ( Lalor Roddy), the town drunk, inexplicably survives an attack, the local marine ecologist, Dr. After discovering mutilated whale corpses, the quiet community slowly comes to realise that they're under attack by bloodsucking tentacled aliens of various sizes that came from a ball of green light that fell from the sky, dubbing them "Grabbers". Garda Ciarán O'Shea ( Richard Coyle), an alcoholic, initially resents his new partner, Garda Lisa Nolan ( Ruth Bradley), a workaholic seeking to impress her superiors by volunteering for temporary duty in a remote Irish island. Grabbers premiered at the Sundance Film Festival in 2012, and received mostly positive reviews upon release. A co-production of Ireland and the United Kingdom, the film stars Richard Coyle, Ruth Bradley, Bronagh Gallagher and Russell Tovey among an ensemble cast of Irish actors. Grabbers is a 2012 monster horror comedy film directed by Jon Wright and written by Kevin Lehane.
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