Hilarious, dark, touching, and ultimately uplifting!

Rating: 10/10 (23 August 2004)

Wow!!! This movie really spoke to me. I absolutely loved it!!! I saw it twice on opening weekend, and I haven't seen a movie twice in the theaters in over 6 years. I know this has all been said before... but Zach Braff is a real talent. What a REAL screenplay. People say that some lines felt "scripted"... well, I disagree, cause I couldn't help but think of the way my friends and I communicate with one another, and there were so many lines or moments where I laughed and thought, "Yep, been there!" It truly felt like this movie was really speaking to me personally, and that's clearly why I love this movie. I just thought the characters were so real... and aside from all that, it was one of the most hilarious movies I've ever seen. I would take this over ANY comedy that's come out in the past 10 years... because the jokes in "Garden State" were subtle, and they were funny because they were REAL and not forced on you. So, in summation, I tip my hat to Zach Braff... for the past 10 years I've gone to the movies hundreds (if not thousands) of times, each time asking myself the same question: "Will this be my new FAVORITE movie of all time?" And each time, I've come out of the theater answering: "Nope... not even close." Well... on Friday, August 20th, it might have just happened!
10/10