What's not to get?

Rating: 10/10 (18 September 2004)

After months of watching summer drivel, "Garden State" finally offered a reason to shamble off to the movies again.
This is a great little film. Don't let the curmudgeons convince you otherwise. It might remind moviegoers of Lost in Translation, but that's a second rate
compliment. The shots of characters who aren't doing anything dynamic is
reminiscent of Sofia Coppola's affinity for showing characters being, well,
human, not talking incessently or moving about like wind up toys. Braff makes us look at people long, hard and without blinking. His characters are human and flawed and attractive and ugly all at once. His movie is funny and sad and joyful and depressing by turns.
Like I said, this is a great little movie.