Wow, what a surprise...

Rating: 10/10 (8 January 2005)

I saw this in IMDb. It was a comedy... It has Zach that was very funny in Scrubs and it has a nice looking girl so I thought: Yeah, i want to see an OK "blockbuster" comedy.
Wow. Was I surprised. First of all this has some good comedy moments but it isn't a comedy. It's a love/life story that's so believable that it touches your heart. The story is very very well written, it has some surprises and it feels very true. It has a meaning without being a "soap-opera" blockbuster comedy that only has a meaning to be "nice" ("love is good, love all").
It's really a beautiful story but I believe the acting skills of Natalie Portman and Peter Sarsgaard really upgrades the writing to a whole new level! Zach Braff acting was also good but with some lows. Natalie smile is so, so, so cute and really adds a "real" touch to her character. To complete the bouquet, the soundtrack is good and it fits nicely in the plot.
When I came to IMDb after seeing it, I noticed the writer/director: Zach Braff. Wow, another big surprise to me... I really look forward for his next movies.
I had low hopes for this movie, but what a blow in the face... This is really a excellent movie. It's proved again that great FX doesn't do a great movie: a great script and good acting does.
Congrats Zach Braff, you won a fan. I was already a fan of Natalie Portman :)