Genuinely hilarious and moving- but more than that, the dialogue is some of the most realistic I've ever heard

Rating: 10/10 (20 August 2004)

What I love most about this movie was its accurate and funny and nuanced observations of life in suburbia, but more than that, life itself. You really get to know Andrew very well. If Braff doesn't garner at least a Best Original Screenplay nod for this, the Academy'll miss the mark. The story is really touching, beautiful, and moving as it encapsulates all the awkward and real and bizarre moments of those happily trapped in suburbia. It shows the transcending and liberating power of finding love. How love can be accidental. How love inspires you to improve yourself, have fun, and live in the present instead of ascribing all your hope to the future, and thus missing out on your entire life. That's what I think this movie's message was- enjoy every moment, and love every friend and every person that comes into your life and touches you with their love.