i just got back from seeing Garden State and i already want to go back and see it again. a post by me will not do this movie justice, it's one of those things words may taint. i'll just say a few things...the soundtrack is amazing (the "such great heights" cover is by iron & wine - something neither me, jess, scott or eliza could figure out after the movie ended). zach braff is a genius. and he's hot (we're going to rasterbate him and put it up in the hallway). i'm so impressed that he wrote such an amazing script, directed it and starred in it. i may even start watching Scrubs now. natalie portman is also great in this film, she's also insanely beautiful. the film itself touches on everything we experience in life. going home and seeing your friends there who never found their way out, smoking pot in basements. love. death. numbness. finding peace. finding yourself. it's just a real movie, it's perfect in catching a glimpse into our imperfectness and i'm glad it exists.
zach has a blog, read it. but more importantly go see this movie...RIGHT. NOW. i'll go with you.
[i liked this movie so much, i wrote about it twice]
Great review. I didn't get a chance to see it this weekend but will soon. It was a toss up between iRobot & Garden State. Ummm...Will Smith was looking pretty good in that film.
Posted by: jenny | August 02, 2004 at 11:46 AM
I have to say that I have loved Zach Braff for a long time-I'm an avid Scrubs watcher, so needless to say, I was excited for Garden State. I did enjoy it for the most part up until the search for the necklace started. I mean, the talk w/his father, the scene in the bathtub, screaming in the rain, the airport scene...it was all very contrived and cliched. It was too forced, trying to clean up the loose ends to quickly.
Posted by: | August 02, 2004 at 02:23 PM
nice take, but i wasn't as high on it as you are. perhaps if he would've spent a little less time worshipping at the pulpit of Wes Anderson and thinking of a better ending, it would've been a better film. howevs, i'm right with you with your portman raves ... so best!
Posted by: Uncle Grambo | August 02, 2004 at 05:27 PM
the ending was the one part i was disappointed with. i mean, the girl in me wanted that to happen...but when it did i was sad he chose the hollywood ending. i would have been psyched at the prospect of seeing braff take the path less traveled w/ a more original script. but oh well! hopefully he'll make more films.
Posted by: jen | August 02, 2004 at 06:41 PM