You Can Count on Me Reviews

I have seen this one ages ago but I was deeply impressed (if I recall correctly, I even saw it in the theater when it was released when I was living in England at the time). Anyway, I thought it was quite a fascinating story and the other appeal were the breakthrough performances by Laura Linney and Mark Ruffalo who were both rather unknown back then. Indeed, up to that point, Laura Linney had delivered some solid performances but it was always for some supporting characters (‘The Truman Show’, ‘Absolute Power’, ‘Primal Fear’, ‘Congo’). Here, it was the first time she was playing the lead and she was really impressive. Concerning Mark Ruffalo, the guy was already an actor for already 10 years but he worked in some seriously obscure flicks until this movie showed up. Anyway, in my opinion, it is one of the best movies dealing with a siblings relationship. Indeed, this relationship was very well developed, very well written and Linney and Ruffalo completely nailed it. Eventually, the story was strong without becoming sentimental and I thought it was completely spellbinding. To conclude, I think it is a very good drama and it is definitely worth a look, especially if you like the genre.