Jack Butler
25Feb12
I can't wait 'til I'm old enough to feel ways about things.
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Sinziana Medvetchi
15Apr13
I liked how this movie blew the zach-braff-always-stars-in-punny-comedies stereotype I kind of had going on right out of the water.
PK-Maffian
17Jul12
By far the most embarrasing Manic Pixie Dream Girl -characters in film ever, played by the completely overrated Natalie Portman. A muse with no ambitions, feelings or life of her own, with only purpose of existance to please the man. Exactly what a depressed and bored egocentric guy needs to feel better, so he can continue to do wathever his depression kept him from.
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Nick Piccolino
14Jul12
I was very much against this movie when I was younger (mainly because of how much people I knew loved it back then). In my mid-twenties I can really appreciate what it's trying to say, wish I watched it sooner
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10Jun12
I blacked out most of this film [it was that bad], but one truly gruesome memory remains of the infamous indie-Shins revelation scene -the objective correlative to the film, which overshadowed how senseless and unmemorable the rest of the picture was.
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FilmFan<3
13Jul11
This si another case of a film i have no qualms with, it's shot how it should be, it feels how it should be and i never asked my self when the end was coming. Braff's impeccable screenplay keeps you fascinated with this cast of characters and what they will do next, but at the same time offers you with minuet meditations on life, love, and dealing with your past.
TakaAwesome
11Jul11
This movie has gotten an insane amount of backlash since it's release. I remember watching it on a whim around 2005 and loving it unabashedly. Now, I'm older, more mature, more versed in cinema and fully aware of Garden State's flaws, contrivances, pretensions, what have you - but I still enjoy it.
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TakaAwesome
11Jul11
This is partly due to nostalgia for my formative years (and like a billion other people, Portman was my first real actress crush), but I think it's mainly because the film still feels like it was created from a place of honesty. Braff made a heart-on-his-sleeve indie movie, unafraid of shoving in references to stuff he liked, and has since been getting shit on by film geeks everywhere. Garden State's got issues, noticeable ones, but it's not nearly the cinematic abortion people seem to think it is. There's a lot to like.
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Frederick Avery
11Jul11
really enjoyed this. i thought that natalie portmans character was refreshing and quirky like many people i know. lazy afternoon film.
elouise1979
6May11
such a cliche 'indie' movie that it makes me sick. even watching it once was way too much for me. fuck The Shins, okay?
Sarah J. Bean
6May11
Simplistic and predictable with some great music and outstanding-as-ever performances from Peter Sarsgaard and Natalie Portman. A tad overrated and overwhelmingly "indie-artsy" at certain (obvious) times.
Sue Denim
26Apr11
It would be nothing without the indie music it's promoting. There were a few really good lines, an overall well-transported feeling of loss and ennui but I'm not a fan. Although that bit about not having a home anymore and not having a home yet is actually true however cheesy it may sound.
