four stars

Rating: 8/10 (31 October 2005)

I'm a big movie fan and a huge movie snob. I'm very particular about movies I like, and I did like Garden State. I was pleasantly surprised to find the movie was actually FUNNY. If it hadn't been, I might not have liked it as much. I too hate movies that try to make you feel as depressed as the depressed character...but in this movie you kind of knew that he was going to be okay. I wasn't crazy about Natalie's character..just seemed a little too "cute" and overacted. But I loved Largeman, he was all too relatable. I loved how he reacted to people he didn't really care for, just kind of going through the social motions we all do.