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They never asked for a miracle.Plot:
Cody Brewer, a quiet New England fisherman isn't doing too well for himself. His wife feels neglected... more | add synopsisAwards:
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"A Lobster Tale" we loved. (From Movie Jungle. 18 September 2008, 2:33 PM, PDT)
"A Lobster Tale" we loved.
(From Movie Jungle. 18 September 2008, 2:33 PM, PDT)
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A Good, Family Story – Pacing is a bit slow more (7 total)Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only) | Colm Meaney | ... | Cody |
 | Alberta Watson | ... | Martha Brewer |
 | Graham Greene | ... | Sheriff |
 | Jack Knight | ... | Jake Brewer |
 | Dale Ewing | ... | Cliff Saunders |
 | Joe Pingue | ... | Bubba Jenkins |
| Bruce McFee | ... | Walter Hogshead |
 | Keir Gilchrist | ... | Mike Stanton |
 | Erik Knudsen | ... | Timmy Brock (as Eric Knudsen) |
| Deborah Grover | ... | Edith Hogshead |
| Chris Benson | ... | Rusty Kendrick |
| Gerry Quigley | ... | Norm |
| Ken James | ... | Mayor Fischer |
 | Jonathan Whittaker | ... | Hal Brock |
| Kevin Jubinville | ... | Darryl Stern |
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The story concept of "A Lobster Tale" is very interesting. A poor Lobster Fisherman named Cody (Colm Meaney) finds some magic, green gooey substance caught in his lobster net. This "goo" proves to have healing powers. Because he has a limited amount of the magic substance, he and his family must make decisions about who can use it, when, where, and why… Therein, begins the family's problems. Suddenly they are most popular people in town, because everybody wants to get a piece of the magic substance. This scenario provides the characters with difficult decisions and ridiculously amusing situations.
I though the acting was great. Cody's son (played by Jack Knight) nailed an emotional scene, and other actors rounded out a strong cast –Colm Meaney, Alberta Watson (recognized her from "24"), and Graham Greene, who was very funny as a slacker cop.
My biggest criticism is that the movie was a little long. The middle section where the townspeople are continually confronting/begging him got very redundant. The pacing definitely could have been sped up through the middle section of the movie.
Otherwise, it was a really nice story with some good messages, some emotional moments, and some ironic/understated humor throughout.