Breathtaking. Linney, Culkin and Ruffalo in particular are all in awesome form. A strong tale about family, growing pains, love, loss and forgiveness that covers familiar ground without falling into any clichéed pitfalls. "You need some kind of anchor", Sammy says at one point. "You Can Count On Me" at once echoes and dispels this notion dealing with flawed characters, who make less than perfect, but oh so very human, decisions. And allow me to repeat myself: Ruffalo is amazing.

Love the use of non-diegetic music to bring various moods to the fore (mystery, sadness, and even comedy). Love that the film is not over-written, a common pitfall in the American indie scene. And love the editing--there are two or three cuts here that get me every time. The movie has staying power, as its gentle and wise dealing with family tension and the absolute necessity of trust makes it stand out from other family dramas. Excellent film.

nice characters and mark ruffalo's and rory culkin's performances are great

The script is very great and Laura Linney and Mark Ruffalo are fantastic. A beautiful film.

If I remember correctly this is a very good film with excellent performances from Ruffalo and Linney.

Escapes the artificiality of both Indie cliches and Hollywood pandering. What remains is something refreshingly sincere. I'd say the script (save the ending) is one of the best I've encountered from the 21st Century. I don't know why I don't love it - I like its imperfections; the thought that budget constraints influenced the casting; the technical simplicity. Moreover, I LIKE these characters. Lonergan should be very proud.

Today's hallucination had the texture of "movie"

I love the way the characters interact with each other. They're flawed, redeemable, and human. Really well written.

One of the most unforgettable, moving and poignant, well-written and beautifully acted film of the past 15 years. And usually I don't fall for this kind of family drama, but Linney and Ruffalo are utterly captivating and even Broderick is memorable.

depressing without redemption

Just a bit empty. Fairly interesting all the way through but it just never really goes anywhere for me.

aw man, if you have siblings this movie will probably just cut right through you

It has a pretty cheesy-sounding title, but this is a pretty solid, realistic-feeling film. It’s reasonably simplistic (plot-wise, at least) and kinda typical of the films that came out in the late 90s and early 2000s, but I enjoyed it. Laura Linney and Mark Ruffalo both gave fantastic and believable performances. I think it’d please most people who like Oscar-winning-like films.

Stunning family drama, perfectly acted. But the real star of the film is Anne McCabe, the editor. Each scene has an elliptical brevity, as if we've stumbled into an intimate moment and picked up just enough to understand what's happening. Wonderful.

A good script and some great performances make this one of the better mainstream movies from 2000.

linney and ruffalo's performances are remarkable and also script almost perfect

One of those "Little-Big" movies. Loved it!

It is a simple, low-budget film that succeeds because of a great script and good performances.