I'll sum it up....amazing

Rating: 10/10 (12 August 2004)

"This is your one opportunity to do something that no one has ever done before and that no one will ever copy again throughout human existence and if nothing else you'll be remembered as the one guy who ever did this, this one thing."
That statement describes this movie perfectly. This movie is incredible, not just for a first time director and writer, but for a film maker period. The range of emotion is incredible. Zach Braff does an incredible job on directing and creating a character that's lost and numb. It's something that everybody can relate to, to that time in life when feeling is lost when you're struggling just to stay conscious. Natalie Portman also does an incredible job and, as the line above says, is very original and will be remembered for a very long time for this role. You meet many people in this movie that you wish you could meet in real life.
The only thing or even possible complaint I could have about this movie is that the relationship between Andrew and his father wasn't explored enough. You get a sense of what they went through and how it's going to turn out but you never understand fully the background of their relationship or the nature of it. Besides that there's not a single thing I would have changed. The ending is incredible and leaves you filled with a feeling that you don't know what to do with, so you just sit there and listen and watch and take it in.
If you go to see movies to feel, to live, to experience, then there's nothing better this summer, this year, this whatever than Garden State. I promise you won't be disappointed. It's worth the gas. It's worth the ticket price. Several times over.