Directed by: Zach Braff
Produced by: Gary Gilbert, Dan Halsted, Pamela Abdy, Richard Klubeck
Yesterday, Brandon, Mike, and I went all the way to Langley to see this movie. Yep, you guessed it, we went to the Colossus! The place was so dead. There was no one in the bar upstairs. Although it would be nice one day go up there and kick back with a few cold ones before a flick. Below is a review I wrote for this movie.
Garden State is a beautifully directed cinematic love story. The characters are not seen in-depth, however, the vague characters add to the evolving mystery of the plot. Andrew Largeman, played by Zach Braff from Scrubs, is an emotional numb psycho freak who was misdiagnosed by his psychologist father. He began taking pills for anger mangenment since the age of 10. In the movie, it showed how Largeman rediscovered anger, sorrow, and love all over again.
Largeman’s love interest was Sam, played by Natalie Portman. Many of us may remember Portman from the resent Star Wars trilogy as Queen Amidala. Sorry Mike; but no relation to the famed Falco song -- Rock Me Amadeus.
In the movie, Sam was the polar opposite of Largeman. Despite their differences, they were able to forge an emotional, and then a physical bond. It was interesting to see, how they completed each other. An example was when Sam was teaching Largeman to be more playful, and Largeman explaining to Sam how everything in life shouldn’t be taken too seriously. This movie showed how two people of different personalities, were able to bond and create a relationship.
What I didn’t know about the movies was that Zack Braff was the one who wrote and directed the movie. Although, this is his major debut as a writer/director, Braff has directed acclaimed short films in the past.
Writing for Braff seems to be in his blood since his brother, Josh Braff, is a novelist. Josh Braff wrote the book "The Unthinkable Thoughts of Jacob Green."
This movie will take you through an emotional rollercoaster. One minute you’ll be crying, the next you’ll be laughing. The cinematic montages portray bad marijuana and ecstasy trips well quite well. The musical score adds and enhances the raw emotion felt in some scenes that no dialog or picture can accomplish.
Garden State is a great movie for those who are looking for a few laughs and an abstract love story. However, I do feel that most of you guys will find this movie boring due to the lack of toilet humor and gun violence. (8/10 Mickeys)
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