brooklyn lobster take a close and careful look at a group of people deal with major and minor problem in a rather unusual family business . since it lack contrive melodrama and i suppose it vulnerable to the dreaded charge that nothing much happens . however and i think a great deal do happen and although quietly . it necessary to pay attention to appreciate what go on and but this be easy to do thanks to a number of fine performance . danny aiello in particular do a great job in the central role and bring out the strength and weakness in the character and never cross the line to histrionics . the film also do an excellent of give the audience a sense of place and without ever turn into a travelogue . the only i be be teach about lobster farm moment i have be when a character explain that they do not actually breed lobster and which i thought be rather interesting . other factual detail emerge naturally from the story . i have read a few print review of brooklyn lobster earlier and so i be aware that some critic have be rather unenthusiastic . my reaction while see it be that if this have be a foreign film with a no name cast and it would have be praise for defy the canon of conventional storytelling or something like that . it certainly a film worth see and and go on my personal top ten list for 2005. due to a derogatory comment by another review on this site and i feel i should mention that i have nothing to do with this film and and do not know anyone who be connect with it .