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Garden State
2004
Aspiring actor living in Los Angles, Andrew "Large" Largeman (Braff) has managed to avoid a visit to his hometown in New Jersey and the inevitable confrontation with his father. But as he reconnects with the place once he returns, a twist of fate introduces him to Sam (Portman), a quirky young woman who gives Large the courage .. Read more
| Starring | Zach Braff, Natalie Portman, Peter Sarsgaard, Ian Holm |
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| Director | Zach Braff |
| Genres | Audio Descriptive, Comedy, Drama, Romance |
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Garden State
Aspiring actor living in Los Angles, Andrew "Large" Largeman (Braff) has managed to avoid a visit to his hometown in New Jersey and the inevitable confrontation with his father. But as he reconnects with the place once he returns, a twist of fate introduces him to Sam (Portman), a quirky young woman who gives Large the courage to open his heart to life's experiences.
| Starring | Zach Braff, Natalie Portman, Peter Sarsgaard, Ian Holm, Jean Smart |
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| Director | Zach Braff |
| Studio | WALT DISNEY STUDIOS HOME ENTERTAINMENT |
| Run time | DVD: 1 hr 49 mins |
| Certificate | |
| Collections | 100 Rom-Coms |
| Genres | Audio Descriptive, Comedy, Drama, Romance |
| Language | English, English Audio Description |
| Hearing-impaired | English |
| Subtitles | English |
| Released | DVD: 02 May 2005 Production year: 2004 |
| Format | DVD |
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Prime cult-film material, vintage 2004, Garden State and Napoleon Dynamite both premiered at last year's Sundance film festival, where their 20-something, first-time writer-directors... read more »
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84 out of 95 people found this review helpful
You must see this movie!
It is the start of the new year and inevitably the thoughts go to the 'best of's' of 2004. Why would I mention that? Because unless you have seen this film you haven't completed the list, because this film will be on it. Depending on taste of course (unfortunately). If you like smart, funny, quotable, sad, heartbreaking, awe inspiring, beautiful, memorable and just plain amazing then you will like this film.
Think I am over exaggerating? Think of a film where you can take any frame and stick it on a wall as a poster because it is that beautiful. Think 'Goodfellas', 'Fargo', 'Shawshank Redemption', 'City of God', 'Magnolia'... now add Garden State. The acting is phenomenal and proves that 'Leon' was not a flash in the pan for Portman and Braff should be nominated for a screenplay oscar.
Someone else mentioned 'Lost in Translation' as a comparison and that cannot be argued with. You like Lost in Translation then you will like this. You don't like Lost in Translation then this is sufficiently different to warrant spending a couple of hours of your life watching. It won't change your life, but it won't make you regret taking the time out of your life either.
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5 out of 7 people found this review helpful
A great debut
I loved this film. I came to it with a slight bias as I am completely in love with Zach Braff from the Scrubs series which is just brilliant. However my film buff flatmate had said that this was rubbish. Undeterred I sat down to watch it anyway and was hugely impressed. Braff wrote, directs and stars in this film about growing up and moving on. It has humour, sadness and a few surprises and Natalie Portmans quirky, troubled girlfriend is a great piece of acting. It really touched a nerve with me as it said a lot about being true to yourself and living life to the full. Cliches yes, but massively important lessons to learn all the same. I highly recommend this film to anyone who is feeling a little bit disillusioned with life.
It will give you hope and even if it doesn't it will make you laugh a little bit. -
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Aspiring actor living in Los Angles, Andrew "Large" Largeman (Braff) has managed to avoid a visit to his hometown in New Jersey and the inevitable confrontation with his father. But as he reconnects ... -