lonergan's always been especially good at finding emotional truth/clarity in the smallest of moments but there's a brief moment here where ruffalo's character terry, finally returning home after years of estrangement from his hometown, observes the local cemetery (where his parents are buried) just before the local town sign on his bus ride in that so simplistically yet vividly captures the fear of dying in a small town (also see: insignificance, laced with pity & regret) that i had to pause right there and take a break... i know the feeling too well because i've literally lived out this scene--my bus drives right by my grandparents grave anytime im forced to return to my hometown

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9/10
Look at this poster. I mean, really look at this poster. Now look at this title. Really look at this title. This film looks and sounds like a stereotypical, sappy film that will try and pull your heartstrings. But only one man can make this film a heartfelt, genuine piece of cinema. That man is Kenneth Lonergan. Kenny is a filmmaker that tells the truth. He knows this life, he knows these people, he knows how to be genuine with his films. He makes films to tell the stories of people with baggage. Real people. People you would meet in real life. Ordinary people.

A beautiful debut from Kenneth Lonergan. Quirky, funny and moving with outstanding performances from Laura Linney, Mark Ruffalo, Matthew Broderick and Rory Culkin.

I found myself missing these wonderfully rounded characters almost as soon as it had finished.

I loved Manchester By The Sea and it's easy to see where he was heading from here.

Viewed on DVD

You Can Count On Me was released 14 years ago. Regardless of the amount of praise a film receives at the time of it's release it can still be forgotten.
Especially a small film like this one.
I'm here to introduce or reintroduce to you the Oscar Nominated You Can Count On Me.

Seek this one out wherever you find your movies to watch.
Or if you're like me, check your shelf.
You might have purchased it years ago and forgotten all about it.

Wow

laura >

A beautiful debut from Kenneth Lonergan. Quirky, funny and moving with outstanding performances from Laura Linney, Mark Ruffalo, Matthew Broderick and Rory Culkin.

I found myself missing these wonderfully rounded characters almost as soon as it had finished.

I loved Manchester By The Sea and it's easy to see where he was heading from here.

full of heart and superb dialogue with amazing performances from linney and ruffalo

Kenneth Lonergen scripts are usually interesting but this didn't really click for me. It's a bit clunky in the sense that it doesn't burst out into any real drama at any point. With his other films at least there seems to be moments of clarity / tension / false hope / pay off. But there wasn't much of anything in this. Ruffalo and Linney are ok as the mixed up siblings. But it's just got average written all over it unfortunately.

Fantastic use of mirrored scenes, with outstandingly grounded and empathetic portraits by Ruffalo and Linney. Lonergan brings poetry to the mundane, and knows how to make lonely men at bars look even more fragile.

5/5 pela espontaneidade do inseto pousando na mão do Mark Ruffalo na cena da erva.

Beautifully acted and written drama, that always feels genuine and honest and real. You could see this material easily turning to melodrama in another writer or director's hand. As with his two follow up features, the director infuses the movie with just the right amount of levity. A feel good movie, despite refusing to give the viewer definitive answers or a standard happy ending.