Scrubs up nicely

Rating: 9/10 (3 July 2005)

This is a very mature, deep and thoughtful film from Zach Braff, who displays the talents to direct many a great film to come.
His script is razor sharp, it avoids sentimentality and yet has great warmth and many great character moments.
He also gives a restrained performance and captures a sense of loss and the frustration of dealing with his own emotions.
His direction is also very restrained camera movements are minimal and the actors are all allowed room to breathe and there are some very nice visual touches and lighting and editing techniques that look great without overshadowing things.
I thoroughly recommend this for those who like great American drama like Lost In Translation and American Splendor.