A review of the movie Garden State.

Rating: 6/10 (13 August 2008)

Garden State is one of the most thought provoking movies I have seen in a long time. The Movie had a strong plot but simple and there was a few good laughs mixed with some sad and emotional moments the movie is a mixture of comedy, drama and romance, and with clever directing, camera angles, style over substance, and honest acting from even the actors in small roles, with real life situations and stereotypes the youth of today.
The Movie Garden State was directed by Zach Braff and released in Australia on 25 November 2004; Zach Braff has made it. Both script, directing and main acting (Homecoming is the theme of Garden State). Andrew Largeman (Zach Braff) Left his home town of New Jersey 9 years ago and returns to attend the funeral for his mother. While having been gone, Andrew has been on lithium and other forms of anti-depressant medication all prescribed to him by his psychiatrist father Gideon (Ian Holm). Upon his homecoming Andrew has decided to take a vacation from his medication and take some time to re-connect with himself. From with old friends and finds love with a girl named Sam (Natalie Portman).
The acting in The movie Garden state was believable and not over done you could relate to the characters Sam (Natalie Portman), Andrew Largerman (Zach Braff) the characters played good parts and it was realistic acting, the acting made you feel as though that they weren't acting. The scenes in the movie are real life experiences with death, finding friends and finding love and the bond between relationships and the individuality of every person to themselves.
The sounds in the movie suited the scene as the actions and placement of areas related to the sounds being played its chosen well as it makes the story go forward, realistic sounds where used to enhance the actors movements and feelings.
Garden state was filmed in New Jersey, the set is a usual local town area where Andrew Largeman (Zach Braff) lived and then returned for his mother's funeral. The surroundings of the town set a natural type of movie set in real places.
I found the film entertaining and enjoyable to watch with the realism for the movie. I would rate this movie a 6/10.