Possibly the most heart-warming picture since Forrest Gump

Rating: 10/10 (3 September 2004)

Garden State goes above and beyond my expectations. Truly, this film cannot get any better. Led by the exceptional acting by Natalie Portman and followed by Zach Braff, Peter Sarsgard, and Ian Holm, this film should be in any viewers top ten list. I cannot stress how uplifting this movie is; it possibly could be the most "hopeful" movie since Shawshank. Zach Braff does have the magic eye of a director and should be praised for this crowning achievement. The movie takes on a blend of Lost in Translation and Eternal Sunshine. The realization of one overcoming their "numbness" from drugs is portrayed perfectly by Zach Braff in both the direction and the writing. One of the best, if not the best film of the year.