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Danny Aiello keeps 'Brooklyn Lobster' above water
by Hap Erstein

You can practically smell the seaweed and the seafood in Brooklyn Lobster, a well-observed if not particularly original drama about keeping a family and a family business from falling apart. The movie needs a charismatic and irascible performer at its center and it gets it in Danny Aiello (Moonstruck, Do The Right Thing) as Sheepshead Bay crustacean-hawker Frank Giorgio, in danger of drowning in debt. Read the full review

TO SUM UP
Frank Giorgio is an aging patriarch trying to maintain his Brooklyn pride when the bank forecloses on the loan for his lobster farm. With a public auction looming, the very proud and stubborn Frank, his family and eccentric crew attempt to save the Brooklyn lobster shop that is the cornerstone of their identity.

FILM FACTS ...

Meadowbrook Pictures

'Brooklyn Lobster'

Director: Kevin Jordan
Starring: Danny Aiello, Jane Curtin, Daniel Serafini-Sauli, Heather Burns, Marisa Ryan
Run time: 90 minutes
Release date: Nov. 4, 2005
Rating: Not rated.
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READ THE REVIEW

The Palm Beach Post: B-
"Danny Aiello is the reason to see Brooklyn Lobster, to enjoy his exasperating, lovable performance, full of bull-headed bravado and glimmers of desperation."