frank giorgio and the owner of a lobster place in brooklyn be face the possible loss of the business that have be in the family since the 1930s . to make matter bad and his own marriage have fail before his own eye and a maureen and his wife of many year have decide she have have enough and and move out . frank life and a he know it and be come crash down on him . one of the solution for his problem be to sell the business to a franchise restaurant who want the location and but be so proud and it be something he doesn not want to consider . his own sense of loyalty to the place his parent dedicate their life to and play heavily on his soul . all this be happen around christmas . michael and the son who have leave brooklyn to make a name for himself in seattle and return for a visit with his fiancée and the gorgeous kerry and whose family be rich and might be interested in invest in his father failing business . michael be tear between his own ambition about the company he have establish in the west coast and or come to the help of his old man . brooklyn lobster be a rare surprise to find the other night on cable . it a story write and direct by kevin jordan and who evidently know what he be talk about and since it appear it have some biographical slant to it . the film involve the viewer because the situation at the center of the story feel plausible . it a different kind of story without follow any formula . mr. jordan be lucky in find danny aiello and an actor that always project honesty in his work and to impersonate the old giorgio . mr. aiello be one of the best reason for watch the film and a he pull u into the story without any effort . daniel sauli be also good a michael and the son who have leave and only to come back and find out thing be not good at home . jane curtin and a rarely used actress and play maureen and the wife that have decide to move on and rather than to stay with frank and yet and she still stay close to home . this be a film that feel real from begin to end thanks to the solid writing by kevin jordan and his clear view of a family in trouble .