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Garden State (2004)

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An aspiring actor living in Los Angeles, Andrew "Large" Largeman 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, a quirky girl who gives Large the courage to open his heart to life's experiences.

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Classification:

Suitable only for persons of 15 years and over

Starring:

Ian Holm, Natalie Portman, Method Man, Peter Sarsgaard, Jean Smart, Jackie Hoffman, Ron Leibman, Ann Dowd, Zach Braff, Jim Parsons, Trisha LaFache, Armando Riesco, Ato Essandoh, Geoffrey Arend, Denis O'Hare

Director:

Zach Braff

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Reviewed by: Mikey C

Beyond His Reach
A fine movie- a family crisis/finding your soul/quirky neighbourhood piece. Zak Braff is a fine writer and shows potential to be a classy director however it's ironic that the reason he got to make this movie -his winning goofy persona on Scrubs- makes him the weakest part of the film. It's abundantly clear in one of the deleted scenes (a confrontation between Andrew and his father) that Zack Braff really, really wants to be Jack Nicholson circa 'Five Easy Peices'. And the young Jack would have played that scene with gravitas and pathos. Zack is a bit whiney. The confrontation is actually key to moving the story forward and it's abscence indicates the film maker (Zack) was unconvinced that the star (Zack) didn't carry the scene. Natalie Portman is just deleriously good, her best showing since Leon. Ian Holm makes the most of a buttoned down role, and you should really check out the deleted scene to apreciate how anguished his character is. The supporting actors are all fine and winning despite the head end, drugged out characters they have to play. All in all a great first film despite it's star's lightweight performance... initially he's meant to be deaded by prescription pharmecuticals but he doesn't really open out enough as he blossoms.

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Genres:

Drama
Comedy
Romance

Run Time:
98 Minutes

Subtitles:

Danish
Dutch
English
English Hard of Hearing
Finnish
Icelandic

Norwegian
Portuguese
Spanish
Swedish

Languages:

English
Portuguese
Spanish

Countries:

USA

BFI Classification:
Suitable only for persons of 15 years and over

Release Date:
02/05/2005

Production Year:
2004

Aspect Ratio:
Widescreen 2.35:1

Colour:
Colour

Special Features:

2 Feature Commentaries
16 Deleted Scenes
Making of Garden State
Outtakes/Bloopers
Soundtrack promo spot