Seeing Garden State is Like Seeing the Light

Rating: 10/10 (22 November 2004)

And I mean that in all aspects. This film was so good. Those brilliant trailers that were released, hooked me so much. They showed a film that looked stylish, touching, funny and original (unlike other ads which, like Sam, lie.
The style and look of the film was so brilliantly done, and it shows Zach Braff's amazing talent as a director as he creates visual poetry. His writing is so quirky, like a darker Scrubs, and it is extremely entertaining and touching.
The acting is superb. Braff manages to take his character from drug induced and emotionless, back to life and it is very convincing (especially when he goes off at his friend Mark). Natalie Portman is different than usual in a very good way and Peter Sarsgaard is great as the dreamless Mark.
And the music is part of what makes this film. Coldplay helps illustrate this movie extremely well and Zero 7 creates a realistic party scene, whilst The Shins give Large his anthem and Frou Frou helps capture the mood of the piece.
This is one of the movie is the best I've ever seen. 11/10