Garden State

Garden State is quite easily the best "Romantic Comedy" I have ever seen although this is mainly due to my general dislike of the genre. It's well written and directed and the acting throughout is spot on. Zach Braff has obvious talent and this is a fine place to start. It's full of quirky well developed characters and is full of great moments of comedy and emotion which is a fine line to tread but it pulls it off with ease. The music is nearly always spot on and will probably appeal to most people that go to see it. Natalie Portman is convincing as Sam the girl who suffers from epilepsy that Andrew Largeman [Braff] meets and grows attached to over the course of the film. Ian Holm is perhaps under-used as Largeman's Father but his presence in the film only serves to elevate it higher. Peter Sarsgaard is also great in his role of best friend to Largeman Mark and his presence alone keeps the film which is slow to start moving at a quick enough pace. Overall, personally I loved it and it exceeded my hype and expectations, go see it now fool.