let's not go overboard

Rating: Null/10 (4 September 2004)

This is a compelling movie, filled with humor and heartfelt emotion through on-point acting, but not the best film of all time. Braff's message of love's healing power is clear. Relationships ease the pain of numbness. Suddenly, sense of self becomes as palpable as a kiss in the rain. But this theme has been done before, often. This year, a better movie in the love-leads-to-awakening genre is "Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind," which somehow made the same old story original and wonderfully moving. It's not surprising that the lead actresses in both these films are remarkably similar - quirky, adorable and irresistible.
But I did enjoy "Garden State." Hilarious moments at funerals are great.
I encourage people to see it.