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Susan Stark, Detroit News: The key to Lonergan's success? He has faith in the intelligence of his audience. It's that simple -- and encouraging. Read more
Chris Vognar, Dallas Morning News: Kenneth Lonergan ... has created a set of characters who slowly come to life before our eyes, imperfections, conflicts and all. Read more
Stephen Holden, New York Times: Gem of a movie. Read more
Toronto Star: You Can Count On Me is one of the best movies to see this year. But more than that, it's also one of the best to simply listen to. Read more
Steve Murray, Atlanta Journal-Constitution: A little movie concealing surprisingly big emotions. Read more
Kenneth Turan, Los Angeles Times: With warm humor and perceptive writing, director Kenneth Lonergan displays a gift for creating realistic characters and a compelling story. Read more
Eric Harrison, Houston Chronicle: This funny and involving film presents its well-drawn characters to us pretty much the way we would encounter them in life. Read more
Paul Clinton (CNN.com), CNN.com: If you see You Can Count On Me, you can count on a good, emotionally satisfying experience. Read more
Steven Rosen, Denver Post: You Can Count on Me is the kind of good movie people say isn't made anymore. Read more
Entertainment Weekly: Beautiful, compassionate, articulate. Read more
John Anderson, Newsday: Gives us not so much a slice of reality as a big picture window, polished and gleaming, through which we can see things that matter. Read more
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James Berardinelli, ReelViews: A pleasant motion picture, offering a solid evening's worth of entertainment. Read more
Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times: The characters in You Can Count on Me have been freed from the formulas of fiction and set loose to live lives where they screw up, learn from their mistakes and bumble hopefully into the future. Read more
Andrew O'Hehir, Salon.com: A subtle and often surprising study of the relationship between damaged adult siblings, full of mordant humor and dramatic invention. Read more
Carla Meyer, San Francisco Chronicle: It's simply a quiet and heartbreaking look at the dynamics of one family. That's the beauty of it. Read more
Amy Taubin, Village Voice: So timid and clumsy in its deployment of picture, sound, and editing that you have to wonder if executive producer Martin Scorsese bothered to give notes. Read more
Desson Thomson, Washington Post: A fountain of narrative surprise. You never know where this thing is going. And it's such a pleasure to tag along with these characters. Read more