Alicia I love this movie so much

GarnettTeenage The film was still a fun one that will make you laugh and have you leaving the theater feeling like you just stole something valuable and got away with it.

Ogosmith Each character in this movie — down to the smallest one — is an individual rather than a type, prone to spontaneous changes of mood and sometimes amusing outbursts of pettiness or ill humor.

Alistair Olson After playing with our expectations, this turns out to be a very different sort of film.

nadinesalakovv Iv'e streamed this movie a few times on Netflix, and i can see how this movie can be interesting as well as depressing. Basically if you're in the mood for a drama that doesn't go anywhere, then this film will be worth watching.You Can Count On Me is realistic, but there is barely a plot here, and in all honesty movies are supposed to be an escape from everyday life, this story line does not provide that.You Can Count On Me depicts characters that have gotten caught up with simply working, and trying to get by day to day. These main characters don't have any big dreams or goals and that's okay because some people like living in a small town and working a dead end job, but it can be a bit depressing is all i'm saying.You Can Count On Me is well-acted, the directing is okay but like i said there's barely a plot. This is one of those movies with no film score, just a piece of famous classical music here and there, i like that style, but the overall movie isn't all that.

CountZero313 A prodigal brother returns to his small hometown and bonds with his nephew. Meanwhile, his sister is having trouble with her new boss.The uncle who drives us all crazy but it the centre of endless wonderful anecdotes. Every family has one, I'm sure. Mine decided to climb in our open window one night because he didn't want to wake the house. He fell through the Christmas tree and our dog attacked him, which woke the whole neighbourhood. Mark Ruffalo as uncle Terry is darkly manic, providing the man of the house role for nephew Rudy (a broody Rory Culkin) though without the necessary sense of boundaries. When Rudy sinks the winning ball in a pool game, you know it is a moment that will live with him forever. And also that he shouldn't be there in the first place.Sammy (an impressive Laura Linney) focuses on the latter while being painfully aware of the former. She tears into her brother while also being aware that she has her own difficult to exorcise demons. Her solution to asserting herself with a prickly new boss is to seduce him. She has a nice boyfriend, who gives her what she wants but without the violins and chills. But she is old enough to know you can't always have violins and chills, but young enough to grab them when the opportunity arises.The script authentically portrays a parade of small-town characters: the boss who is a socially limited jobsworth. The clergyman who is weary but morally centered. The estranged Dad. With every new character you find yourself thinking "I know someone like that." The tensions and exchanges between characters are realistic and resonate with our own experiences. And just like our own experiences, there are no pat solutions. Should Sammy marry Bob? Is Terry going to be OK? Is Rudy Snr really the biological father of Rudy Jnr? The film raises the questions, not to answer them, but to hold up a mirror to the minutiae of everyday life.This is a well-written, finely acted relationships drama that hits on a few home truths.

jonas-ua Well, I would like to say that i like ruffalo and everyone else in the movie except for laura linney... I do not like her. it might be just because i feel that she always plays the neurotic bitch, but she really off-puts me when it comes to movies. she never adds anything. She only subtracts from a movie for me, even though the academy likes her i think she is utterly useless. I feel that Ruffalo really gives a good performance. I am a fan of his, so that does not really say anything, but I would like to say that his performances are usually equally great, with drinking buddies and avengers as topping performances! Still, an utterly disappointing movie, except for Ruffalo!

Christian_Dimartino What happens a lot of times in movies is that the acting brings a movie together. Kind of like director Kenneth Lonergan's You can count on me. If it wasn't for the acting, the film would only be good, not as great as it is. But I have a feeling it would be great anyways.Laura Linney plays Sammy. Mark Ruffalo plays Terry, her brother. The two have had a strong bond ever since their parents passed away years earlier. Sammy, now a grown woman, is a single mother who works at a bank. Terry, now a grown man, has a drug problem and is a low life.When he walks back into her life, he stays with her. And him and her son Rudy(Rory Kulkin) form a bond. And he disappoints, and it proves that he isn't perfect. But the truth is, neither is she. Because she is having an affair with her boss(Matthew Broderick), who has a wife that is pregnant.You can count on me is easily one of the best films about family ever made. The acting from Laura Linney and Mark Ruffalo is so real. The film is real. It makes you wonder... what if you never saw your brother again? What if the last time you see him, it ends on a bad note. The regret you'd feel.One of the many things that I love is that there are scenes where the two are arguing and they sound just like kids. There is a scene where Terry is angry and doesn't want to take her son fishing, and Sammy says"You suck!" It's just funny.Overall, I felt that the film was unscripted. The acting, and the film itself, is so realistic. Both Sammy and Terry are lovable characters, and you really do care about what happens to them. Overall, this film was a big surprise. It shows how talented some of these actors really are. I loved this film so much... I wanted to hug it. Truly, this film is a masterpiece.A