A fisherman with a dysfunctional family discovers some moss with magical properties.A fisherman with a dysfunctional family discovers some moss with magical properties.A fisherman with a dysfunctional family discovers some moss with magical properties.
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A serious low budget film about what a miracle can do to simple normal people.
I loved every part of it. The ending was exactly how I pictured a true to life experience in the same situation.
Characters evaluate themselves and find the true meaning to giving and receiving. The message in this movie is not hard to see....
It's hard to find other movies that are true to the soul, like this one is.
Don't get me wrong, the movie also has some humor that keeps it fresh and exciting as well. I highly recommend the movie to anyone looking to sit back and relax in front of the television.
I loved every part of it. The ending was exactly how I pictured a true to life experience in the same situation.
Characters evaluate themselves and find the true meaning to giving and receiving. The message in this movie is not hard to see....
It's hard to find other movies that are true to the soul, like this one is.
Don't get me wrong, the movie also has some humor that keeps it fresh and exciting as well. I highly recommend the movie to anyone looking to sit back and relax in front of the television.
Since seeing this for the first time several years ago, I've recommended it to a number of friends and associates with gratitude being returned each and every time. I think most family-oriented watchers will come away with a smile and a desire to see it again in due time.
This is one of those films which slips through the cracks, so to speak. There's not much to this film in the way of action, or suspense or even thrills. There is just a really, really good story, much in the way of movies like "Where the Red Fern Grows" and "It's a Wonderful Life." Acting, as far as the main characters go is pretty good. A number of secondary cast members seem a bit stiff perhaps. Given what appears to have been a less-than-substantial budget, A Lobster Tale delivers more than many big-budget productions I can think of.
This is one of those films which slips through the cracks, so to speak. There's not much to this film in the way of action, or suspense or even thrills. There is just a really, really good story, much in the way of movies like "Where the Red Fern Grows" and "It's a Wonderful Life." Acting, as far as the main characters go is pretty good. A number of secondary cast members seem a bit stiff perhaps. Given what appears to have been a less-than-substantial budget, A Lobster Tale delivers more than many big-budget productions I can think of.
I thought a Lobster Tale was a really inspiring story. I hadn't heard of this movie a lot, but when I saw it, I told my friends all about it. The plot is really original and I loved the end result of the movie. What is great about this movie is that the whole family can watch it. I felt like my whole family enjoyed it and no one felt bored while watching it. The actors also in the movie made it really enjoyable. I felt that Colm Meaney played his part really well and was really believable. He was a great father is the movie, and the boy who played his son was also very good. All in all, I recommend going to see this movie; you won't be disappointed.
Cody Brewer (Colm Meaney) is a struggling New England lobster fisherman. His waitress wife Martha (Alberta Watson) feels ignored. His son Jake gets picked on. They have a three-legged dog. Cody finds a fluorescent green moss in one of his traps. When the motor cuts off his finger, the green moss provides magical healing. When friend Rusty suffers a devastating burn, Cody uses the moss. Soon news of the magical moss spreads in the small town.
This is one fish tale that could use some more cinematic surreal magic and a faster pace. There is a bit of good dry humor but it's only mildly amusing. Colm Meaney is as good as ever. There are no natural comedians but everybody is a good actor. The sheriff's investigative skills are rather funny. The laidback nature slows the movie down but it has a nice charm about it. It has a couple of heartfelt stories and some light dusting of humor.
This is one fish tale that could use some more cinematic surreal magic and a faster pace. There is a bit of good dry humor but it's only mildly amusing. Colm Meaney is as good as ever. There are no natural comedians but everybody is a good actor. The sheriff's investigative skills are rather funny. The laidback nature slows the movie down but it has a nice charm about it. It has a couple of heartfelt stories and some light dusting of humor.
. . . how good it was without all the bells and whistles and eye-candy special effects. This movie is a hold-over to a simpler time when the art of story-telling meant that even a very familiar and even predictable theme could keep you watching and leave you with a huge dose of good feelings and respect for the human condition when it reaches for the best.
I find Colm Meany to be a fascinating actor. Despite his successes in the Star Trek franchise he still finds himself attracted to very simple and down-to-earth human interest scripts. His name was the lobster-pot that drew me in. The bait was simple and basic fare -- some might say a little bland. But then "the moss happened"!
It's been a while since a movie has moved me to this degree of praise. It is a simple, very archetypal story: but written, directed, acted and produced unto superb effect.
I find Colm Meany to be a fascinating actor. Despite his successes in the Star Trek franchise he still finds himself attracted to very simple and down-to-earth human interest scripts. His name was the lobster-pot that drew me in. The bait was simple and basic fare -- some might say a little bland. But then "the moss happened"!
It's been a while since a movie has moved me to this degree of praise. It is a simple, very archetypal story: but written, directed, acted and produced unto superb effect.
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- Alternate versionsFeature Films for Families buys copyrights to family films and edits them to remove anything that might cause young children to ask awkward questions of their parents. They made 28 cuts deleting frames from the film and 6 additional cuts to the soundtrack that didn't cut the film length, shortening the film by 0:11:47, from 1:34:56 down to 1:23:09, and released their shortened version on DVD in 2009. Most of the deletions were to delete words or sentences containing the words: bastard (1), crap (5), damn (5), hell (4), Jesus (1), making-out (1), shit (1), shut up (1); some were to delete images: severed finger, burned arm, naked buttock, short red negligée, one boy repeatedly slugging another; some were to delete concepts: drinking beer (2), a man talking to another man's wife (2), erectile dysfunction (3), disrespect of public officials (sheriff shoplifting, sheriff littering, mayor saying of Moss World - "Just think what it'd do for the town"). One cut did eviscerate the mea culpa moment in Jake Brewer's view of what to do with the miracle moss: the deletion of the last exchange in Jake's talk with his best friend Mike after Mike says "Ya know, Jake, one day you'll lose someone you care about, and then you'll feel differently" [a reference to Mike's father who died 5 months before]. Jake: [deleted] I still won't give a crap about Timmy Brock. Mike: [deleted] Ya know, Jake, sometimes you can be a real looser. This prodding swayed Jake's perspective on whether the moss should be sold for $500,000 or used to save the life of the bully Timmy Brock.
- ConnectionsReferences Les feux de l'amour (1973)
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Written by Jeannette Dupuis
Performed by Jeannette Dupuis
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