Zach Braff's impressive directorial debut "Garden State" features an excellent soundtrack, a downright hilarious performance from Natalie Portman and a true message for anyone who feels like they've been sleepwalking through life....
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Zach Braff's impressive directorial debut "Garden State" features an excellent soundtrack, a downright hilarious performance from Natalie Portman and a true message for anyone who feels like they've been sleepwalking through life. I left the theater feeling very glad that I'd seen it, for it spoke to me. Of course, like the characters in the film, now that I've faced some issues that were plaguing me, I'm at a loss as to what to do next. But maybe that's the point. "Garden State" merely shows its main character beginning to escape the issues that essentially imprison him because that's all it really can show. The four days that occur in the film merely jar Andrew, played by Braff, out of his complacent, medicated state - and, at its end, he's only begun to deal with how to live his life. He's started to be active, not passive. He's choosing what he wants. But he's unclear what to do next. Of course, I'm talking about the film as though it were a psychological experiment. Because the movie made me think. But the film's greatest strengths are its just-quirky-enough characters, unlike the oddballs presented in other films like "Napoleon Dynamite." The film also has a real sense of humor, an affection for its title location and a romance that feels more sweet, enlightening and comfortable - rather than irrationally passionate. "Garden State" is an interesting feat, and I highly recommend a trip to the theater. Comment | Permalink | Was this review helpful to you? (Report this)
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