Good idea, missing some things

Rating: 6/10 (27 January 2007)

I like Zack Braff, so I couldn't dislike a movie made by him. However, I felt that it was missing a few things. Or maybe, I just couldn't buy some things as they were presented.
Sam was so hyper and uncontrolled when Andrew met her, I just couldn't buy him falling for her. My husband said that she was just "real," but I found her over the top and a bit obnoxious at first. She calmed down and THEN I found myself liking her. However, at the point where they started hanging out after meeting at the doctor's office: I just couldn't get why he would have any attraction to her.
I thought there was a bit of artificially injected drama. The fact that he accidentally paralyzed his mother as a child was just too much drama. Corn syrup-y drama.