wake me for your 2nd film

Rating: Null/10 (20 November 2004)

As I write this, Garden State is in the top 250. What a sad commentary on films these days. Now, don't get me wrong, this film isn't BAD, it's just uneven. Some very clever parts. Good performances --
especially Natalie Portman. And interesting film techniques. But it's downright melodramatic and insulting at some points. Sorry Zach, but you make John
Hughes look like Shakespeare at certain times (especially near the end). The real part of my review is that it's sad that there are so few films being seen by the mainstream that are actually good -- I can think of a few dozen films that were better than this one without even wracking my brain. Top 250? Maybe of
the last couple of years. Overrated. 6/10.