Brooklyn Lobster
Meadowbrook Pictures | Release Date: November 4, 2005 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
55
METASCORE
Mixed or average reviews based on 11 Critic Reviews
Positive:
4
Mixed:
6
Negative:
1
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Critic scorePublicationBy date
75
New York Daily NewsJami Bernard
The triumph here is the natural, fluid way the characters interact, many of them displaying real-life, quirky senses of humor you don't often find in screenplays. Read full review
75
Chicago TribuneMichael Wilmington
The kind of smart, realistic indie family drama the movies should give us more often, just as they should more often offer performances as full-blooded and rich as Aiello's and Curtin's here. Read full review
75
Chicago Sun-TimesRoger Ebert
A sweet and touching film, worth a visit. Read full review
63
TV Guide MagazineMaitland McDonagh
However fact-based the material may be, Jordan's salt-of-the-earth characters, with their bluster and pride and rough-edged loyalty, are all too familiar, and their travails feel formulaic, right down to the life-affirming climax. Read full review
60
VarietyJoe Leydon
Character's multiple mid-life crises could make this genuinely engaging drama especially appealing to older viewers. Read full review
50
The New York TimesStephen Holden
An unusually pure example of American kitchen-sink realism. Read full review
50
The Hollywood ReporterFrank Scheck
Ultimately has the air of a home movie project blown up to feature-length proportions. Read full review
50
New York PostLou Lumenick
Fails to dig out the dramatic meat, despite a yeoman performance by Danny Aiello. Read full review
50
Chicago ReaderJonathan Rosenbaum
Kevin Jordan (Smiling Fish and Goat on Fire), a protege of Martin Scorsese, wrote and directed this dull 2005 autobiographical feature; it feels real, but solid performances fail to enliven the characters. Read full review
40
Village VoiceBen Kenigsberg
Outside of the Jordan inner circle, this family-versus-business parable comes across as slight, familiar, and in dire need of seasoning. Read full review
38
Miami HeraldConnie Ogle
If the Giorgios were more interesting, perhaps Brooklyn Lobster would feel less sluggish. But as it is, the crustaceans' unhappy destinies are more compelling than the colorless lives of their captors. Read full review
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