This movie just didn't do it for me. I was trying to understand Sammy (Laura Linney), trying to feel her, but I could muster no (censored)s.
Sammy was a single mom with a young son. She was at odds with her boss Brian (Matthew Broderick) until she started boning him. Did I forget to mention he was married with a pregnant wife? Oh yeah, there's that. But the three of them were all good church-going folk.
When Sammy's brother Terry (Mark Ruffalo) came on the scene he only complicated things for her. He was an all around screw up and he brought his screw ups to the little town of Scottsville.
"You Can Count on Me" is one of those middle-aged-woman-is-confused-about-her-life movies and we're all supposed to laugh with her, cry with her, and cheer for her to get it together, have her epiphany, or whatever is considered a win in these types of movies.
Sammy was a single mom with a young son. She was at odds with her boss Brian (Matthew Broderick) until she started boning him. Did I forget to mention he was married with a pregnant wife? Oh yeah, there's that. But the three of them were all good church-going folk.
When Sammy's brother Terry (Mark Ruffalo) came on the scene he only complicated things for her. He was an all around screw up and he brought his screw ups to the little town of Scottsville.
"You Can Count on Me" is one of those middle-aged-woman-is-confused-about-her-life movies and we're all supposed to laugh with her, cry with her, and cheer for her to get it together, have her epiphany, or whatever is considered a win in these types of movies.