Garden State a brilliant comedy.

Rating: 10/10 (4 September 2004)

"Garden State" is a brilliant success of a comedy by Zach Braff. He has written, directed, and starred in the best comedy of the year. Despite the fact that it is an adult comedy, the audiences are replete with a younger crowd. Zach's girl friend, Sam, played by Natalie Portman, is deliciously funny. The stage business is remarkably sharp and plentiful. There are many rapid surprises of humor which will embrace one with the laughs that this cinema so rightly deserves. There is only one major medical flaw in this film. Zach's character refers to an incident in his childhood when he accidentally pushed his mother down. She falls and hits her neck, yet becomes paraplegic. The correct neurological term would be quadriplegic, but the medical preciseness in unnecessary because the flow of humor is so fast and furious. This is a great comedy, and it should be on everyone's "must see" list for this cinema season. Don't miss it.