Fresh, Invigorating

Rating: Null/10 (7 October 2006)

It's fresh because it's not out of the one and only mold all boring Hollywood movies are made of. It's fresh because there are great performances and even great cameo performances, such as that of Natalie's mum. It's fresh because it has a great soundtrack used to full effect alongside the plot.
It's invigorating because the cast raise the story to great interpretive heights. Because there is in fact some great acting going on here. Natalie will impress but honestly, at times her voice sounds worse than Andie MacDowell's. She needs some speech therapist to work on this ASAP. That twang she had in Leon was fine and even spot on what the doctor ordered, but it's 'matured' (devolved) since than and her career could falter because of it.
This movie has such depth, a kind of Seinfeld feel to it (Braff even looks and acts like Seinfeld in some scenes). It's a movie you'll want to see over and over again because it makes you feel so good.
And a great ending. A keeper.