Film review
Garden State 2004
Directed by Zach Braff102 minComedy · Drama · Romance
Andrew returns to his hometown for his mother’s funeral, a journey that reconnects him with old friends. The trip coincides with his decision to stop taking his powerful antidepressants. A chance meeting with Sam—a girl also struggling with various maladies—opens up the possibility of rekindling emotional connections, confronting his psychologist father, and perhaps beginning a new life.
Watched 15 June 2023
Recently watched the entirety of scrubs so really wanted to watch a Zack Braff film and after talking to my friends, this was the only one people didn’t completely hate. Don’t really understand all the Zack Braff hate, liked him in scrubs a lot and I enjoyed this film. There’s some cool shots, it’s quite a deep and well written story considering not much actually happens in it I enjoyed the whole thing. Natalie Portman was really good, very likeable. I also really liked Zack Brad’s character, really awful what happened to him as a child and he had a lot he was struggling with, an issue like that is something I’ve never seen before in a film. The film felt very generic, like there’s hundreds of films just like it, but also managed to somehow stay feeling a little unique and I enjoyed it for that.
Everyone I’ve talked to about it have hated on this film but I really can’t think of anything I don’t like about it.
He bassically plays the opposite of JD in this film, but I like Zack Braff a lot and this managed to help me cope with having no more scrubs to watch.
7.8/10
