Beautiful movie who will be most appreciated by people who are going trough the same stage in life as Braff's character...,

Rating: 8/10 (4 July 2005)

"Garden State" is a movie about a young guy, wonderfully played by the young and multi-talented Zach Braff, who comes home for his mother's funeral. Step by step we learn to know him and his past. He may first seem a little weird, but slowly you will realize he's just an ordinary guy like you and me (I'm 20) who has been through a lot and who just tries to find some happiness, tries to find his place in the world without getting just another face in the crowd.
This movie is full of characters that are just so beautiful and so vulnerable it (almost) makes you cry. Nathalie Portman is outstanding. She's so sad and wonderful at the same time. "We may not always be as happy as you always dreamed we'd be, but for once, let's just allow ourselves to be whatever it is we are." This is just one of the many beautiful and heartbreaking quotes the movie contains.
It's unbelievable how a young man like Zach Braff can write, direct and take the leading role all by himself. Congratulations, you made a unique film which really made me thinking. I will never forget this oneI can hardly wait to see some more of your work.