55
Metascore
11 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 75New York Daily NewsJami BernardNew York Daily NewsJami BernardThe 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.
- 75Chicago TribuneMichael WilmingtonChicago TribuneMichael WilmingtonThe 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.
- 75Chicago Sun-TimesRoger EbertChicago Sun-TimesRoger EbertA sweet and touching film, worth a visit.
- 63TV Guide MagazineMaitland McDonaghTV Guide MagazineMaitland McDonaghHowever 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.
- 60VarietyJoe LeydonVarietyJoe LeydonCharacter's multiple mid-life crises could make this genuinely engaging drama especially appealing to older viewers.
- 50The New York TimesStephen HoldenThe New York TimesStephen HoldenAn unusually pure example of American kitchen-sink realism.
- 50The Hollywood ReporterFrank ScheckThe Hollywood ReporterFrank ScheckUltimately has the air of a home movie project blown up to feature-length proportions.
- 50New York PostLou LumenickNew York PostLou LumenickFails to dig out the dramatic meat, despite a yeoman performance by Danny Aiello.
- 40Village VoiceBen KenigsbergVillage VoiceBen KenigsbergOutside of the Jordan inner circle, this family-versus-business parable comes across as slight, familiar, and in dire need of seasoning.
- 38Miami HeraldConnie OgleMiami HeraldConnie OgleIf 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.