In the wake of his success on the hit NBC sitcom Scrubs, actor Zach Braff made his debut behind the camera writing, directing, and starring in this bittersweet romantic comedy. Braff plays Andrew Largeman, a young man who has just received word of his mother's passing. With this news, Andrew returns to the town in which he grew up, where he is greeted by his father, Gideon (Ian Holm), a psychiatrist. In addition to mourning the loss of his mother, Andrew is also attempting to adjust to life without the emotionally numbing antidepressants that he has recently opted to discontinue using. Gradually, with the absence of the pills, his reconnection with his past, and the introduction of Sam (Natalie Portman), a woman who would seem to have little in common with him, into his life, Andrew is able to see the potential for some positive changes. Also starring Jean Smart and Peter Sarsgaard, Garden State was once titled Large's Ark and premiered at the 2004 Sundance Film Festival.
Customer Rating
4
A cute and heartfull movie
on September 22, 2007
Posted by: Brownsfan1780
from Columbus, OH
Zach and Natalie really made this movie a great eye catcher for hopeless romatics. I am very happy to own this movie and would recommed it to anyone.
I thought this movie was ok. Other people I have talked to that have seen the movie think the same thing. This movie lost my interest after the 1st half and hour...it is def. a movie you have to see more than once inorder to understand it.
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