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On the Count of Three

2021

Jerrod Carmichael

Christopher Abbott, Tiffany Haddish, Henry Winkler, J.B. Smoove ...

5.6

378

Comedy. Drama Val (Jerrod Carmichael) has reached a place where he feels the only way out is to end things. But he considers himself a bit of a failure—his effectiveness lacking—so he figures he could use some help. As luck would have it, Val’s best friend, Kevin (Christopher Abbott), is recovering from a failed suicide attempt, so he seems like the perfect partner for executing this double suicide plan. But before they go, they have some unfinished business to attend to. [+]

	Author	Review
United States	Owen Gleiberman Variety	"Beneath that indie hook, 'On the Count of Three' creates a mood, an edge, a space to explore the personalities it’s about."	POS
United States	John DeFore The Hollywood Reporter	"It's not wholly satisfying as a dramatic work, which is probably a sign of its honest identification with its two troubled protagonists."	NEU
United States	Ethan Anderton SlashFilm	"Somehow, this movie makes light out of total darkness without losing any of the heaviness that comes with it. If Carmichael can do something so bold in his directorial debut, I'm very much looking forward to what he does next"	POS
United States	Alonso Duralde The Wrap	"One of the best things that can be said about 'On the Count of Three' is that it forces viewers to dispel any certainty that its protagonists won’t wind up dead at the end, which provides the film with both integrity and unpredictability"	POS
United States	Jordan Raup The Film Stage	"'On the Count of Three 'threads the difficult task of finding the humor in hopelessness while not exploiting the genuine pain of severe depression."	POS
United States	David Ehrlich IndieWire	"It’s exhilarating — a little at first, and then a hell of a lot — to see these characters find the kind of happiness worth dying for."	POS
United Kingdom	Wendy Ide Screendaily	"The film’s willingness to confront the darkest of dark places might limit its breakthrough potential, but it’s a bold debut which establishes Carmichael as a director to watch."	POS
United States	Leah Greenblatt Entertainment Weekly	"Raw, darkly hilarious (...) Val and Kevin aren't just cool-kid vessels of 21st-century apathy; they're weird and funny and vulnerable and sad"	POS
United States	Chuck Bowen Slant	"Carmichael is a volatile director and an electric actor, but Ari Katcher and Ryan Welch’s screenplay routinely force the characters into formulaic, trivializing scenarios (...) Rating: ★★½ (out of 4)"	NEU
United Kingdom	Benjamin Lee The Guardian	"Strong performances from first-time director Jerrod Carmichael and Christopher Abbott buoy a shaggy caper about depressed best friends (...) Rating:	NEU

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