Garden State 2004 123movies

Watch: Garden State 2004 123movies, Full Movie Online – Andrew Largeman is a semi-successful television actor who plays an intellectually disabled quarterback. His somewhat controlling and psychiatrist father has led Andrew (“Large”) to believe that his mother’s wheelchair-bound life was his fault. Andrew decides to lay off the drugs that his father and his doctor made him believe that he needed, and began to see life for what it is. He began to feel the pain he had longed for, and began to have a genuine relationship with a girl who had some problems of her own..
Plot: Andrew returns to his hometown for the funeral of his mother, a journey that reconnects him with past friends. The trip coincides with his decision to stop taking his powerful antidepressants. A chance meeting with Sam – a girl also suffering from various maladies – opens up the possibility of rekindling emotional attachments, confronting his psychologist father, and perhaps beginning a new life.
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Ratings:

	7.4/10 Votes: 217,322
	86% | RottenTomatoes
	67/100 | MetaCritic
	N/A Votes: 1548 Popularity: 13.361 | TMDB

Reviews:

Finally a Natalie Portman and Zach Braff performance I can get behind!

Interesting and sometimes funny but with an aim of being more transcendental than what it actually is.

We all have dreams, I know I do
This was almost the perfect movie. The acting was great, the direction was great, the script was brilliant, and the location shoots were perfect. Probably the most amazing thing about this movie was the screen stealing show stopping performance of Natalie Portman. She showed this brilliance in “Leon” aka “The Professional”, and once again amazed with her talent. It contains different humour to your usual American movie and was a needed hit in the movie circles of 2004.

My only problem was a little part of the story that seemed out of place and not needed. This is not a spoiler, it is his friends wealth and invention. They just seemed unnecessary to me. This is a minor complaint and I eagerly anticipate Zach’s next work. He could quite possibly end out being more famous behind the camera than in front of it.

fine first step up the ladder for Braff
SPOILERS Every once in a while comes another film which claims it understands that lost era of life called the twenties. Attempting to show how for a decade a whole generation can feel lost, these films are often over-hyped and inaccurate. In his debut feature however, Zach Braff is able to fix this with a superb film about that era of our lives when we never really know where we’re going.

At the age of 29, Braff, best known for his role as J.D. in “Scrubs” is well aware of how we can get lost in an age where we continue to put off our futures whilst we spend our times on different types of drug. Speaking in a recent interview for UGC Unlimited Magazine (Dec – Jan issue), Braff said: “I think your teen years are your body’s puberty and your twenties are your mind’s puberty.” Whether Braff is right in his views or not, in his written and directorial debut, all his characters find themselves going nowhere in life.

Braff plays Andrew Largeman, an actor in Los Angeles. On medication since the age of ten, “Large” has been numb for as long as he can remember. Therefore when his estranged father (Ian Holm) rings with the news of his mothers death, the original reaction is far from reactive. Returning home for the first time in almost a decade however, he decides to skip his medication for once and go on a holiday from himself. As his body detoxifies, “Large” encounters his old school friends and the bouncy Sam (Natalie Portman) and begins to question whether the prescribed drugs were actually good for him or not.

“Garden State” is a brilliant first step for Braff. With characters who all suffer and to a degree feel lost, the characterisation is wonderful and the bond which the audience develops is huge. We all care for Braff’s main character as he begins to finally experience life, and we all associate with Sam and Large’s best friend Mark (Peter Sarsgaard). All three characters have to one degree or another suffered as a result of their parents, and we can all sympathies with that combination of embarrassment and love.

The plot as well is superb in it’s detail. Starting with some good laughs at the start which do dwindle in number towards the end, the story keeps us gripped and involved. Whilst it does collapse towards the end as Braff writes a conclusion containing a few too many conventions, the script never relents from keeping us in touch with the characters.

Perhaps one of the finest things about this film is it’s soundtrack. Created by Braff as well, this soundtrack has been nominated for awards and was at least partly responsible for convincing Natalie Portman to take the role of Sam. With the right sort of beat at the right moments, Braff’s soundtrack adds to the joy of the film and makes it even more something for him to be proud of.

“Garden State” is a VERY good first step up the ladder for Zach Braff. Capturing the twenties with ease, Braff tells an engaging story which keeps the audience hooked from start to finish. With a stunning soundtrack and amazing characterisation, Braff makes us think and feel as his character of “Large” rediscovers himself. Admittedly Braff’s one flaw is the slightly too “play it by numbers” finale which rounds itself off too nicely, but even then, we never loose interest. A wonderful first feature for Braff and a positive sign for the future.

Other Information:

Original Language en
Runtime 1 hr 42 min (102 min)
Budget 2500000
Revenue 26781723
Status Released
Rated R
Genre Comedy, Drama, Romance
Director Zach Braff
Writer Zach Braff
Actors Zach Braff, Peter Sarsgaard, Natalie Portman
Country United States
Awards 13 wins & 39 nominations
Production Company N/A
Website N/A

Technical Information:

Sound Mix DTS, Dolby Digital, Dolby Digital (5.1: Spanish), Dolby Digital (as Dolby Surround 2.0: Audio Described English), Dolby Digital (5.1: English), Dolby Digital (5.1: Portuguese)
Aspect Ratio 2.35 : 1
Camera Panavision Panaflex Millennium XL, Panavision Primo Lenses, Panavision Panaflex Millennium, Panavision Primo Lenses, Panavision Panaflex Platinum, Panavision Primo Lenses
Laboratory DeLuxe, Hollywood (CA), USA
Film Length N/A
Negative Format 35 mm
Cinematographic Process Super 35
Printed Film Format 35 mm (anamorphic)