You Can Count on Me

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Mark D One of the best movies of all time. Mark Ruffalo, Laura Linney, Matthew Broderick, Rory Culkin. Kenneth Lonergan writes and directs (and plays a cameo as the priest). Wonderful soundtrack and beautifully shot. Rated 5/5 Stars •  Rated 5 out of 5 stars 11/17/23 Full Review Ravenswood R Solid, simple story. Minimal number of important characters, which gives them space to be fully formed, with the exception of the boy, whose emotional presence never changes and who observes everything, no matter what, with total preternatural acceptance and equanimity - which is not entirely believable. Enjoyable to watch. I did not find it somber it all, and I'm confused as to why that seems to be the general take. In fact, it is humorous and engaging. Ruffalo is the standout performer. Absorbing and entertaining all the way through. Rated 4/5 Stars •  Rated 4 out of 5 stars 10/06/23 Full Review Taylor L When a Culkin brother shows up on screen, you can tell immediately that it's a Culkin brother. I'm not sure if Kenneth Lonnergan has ever had a sincerely happy day in his entire life, someone must be following him around and knocking the ice cream out of his hand every time he gets a cone. You Can Count on Me has got all the daily dreariness of a suburban sadness melodrama but all the family drama of a character-driven film with a sad childhood backstory, plus it gives us a pair of main characters who each express their frustrations with the supposedly idyllic land of SmallTown, USA in their own unique ways. Suffice to say, it's not a fun time for the most part. But the frequent disillusionment serves a purpose, it's all part of an ever-crashing wave of reality that is hitting our main characters, siblings Sammy and Terry (Laura Linney and Mark Ruffalo), a wave that may cause them to stumble at times. But even if neither of them nor their relationship are perfect, they've got a deep bond that makes sure that they can hold each other up against the wave, even if it's just the idea of the other that's right there next to them. Perhaps it leans a bit too hard into tragedy or malaise, but the principles of sibling love are on solid footing and both Linney and Ruffalo sell their flawed, deep relationship. (3.5/5) Rated 3.5/5 Stars •  Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 02/27/23 Full Review Audience Member Now this is storytelling and cinematic art at its best! The heartbreak and the hope...it throws you immediately into their world and never lets you go. Heavyweight top-shelf performances and directing. Rated 5/5 Stars •  Rated 5 out of 5 stars 02/01/23 Full Review Thomas M The best filmmaking debut ever from Kenneth Lonergan! Rated 5/5 Stars •  Rated 5 out of 5 stars 11/25/22 Full Review isla s This is an easy watch, if a bit of a slow watch. It was interesting to see Mark Ruffalo in an early role. It reminded me of a film shown during the day on TV. There's not a great deal that goes on and its pretty predictable but I did find myself smirking at times. I think it mainly highlights that some adults don't act entirely like adults, that we're all flawed and most anyone can let us down in different ways, which is a little depressing. Its about the immaturity of adults but not in a raucous way. It wasn't entirely a negative film, there were some nice scenes but it certainly wasn't a memorable either. Its an ok film. Rated 2.5/5 Stars •  Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 03/31/23 Full Review Read all reviews

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