Zach Braff Reacts to Critics Turning Against ‘Garden State,’

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"I was a very depressed young man who had this fantasy of a dream girl coming along and saving me from myself," says Zach Braff of his 2004 film "Garden State." "And so I wrote that character." https://t.co/DnytqvLqbZ
- Variety (@Variety) March 21, 2023
Time has not been kind to “Garden State.” It’s the kind of film that now elicits groans and eye-

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[ginainabottle]

I was a very depressed young man who had this fantasy of a dream girl coming along and saving me from myself.

[moddchicc]

Soon he's high on ecstasy and playing spin-the-bottle at a party, and not long after that he's unexpectedly in love. She is Sam (Natalie Portman), a local girl who is one of those creatures you sometimes find in the movies, a girl who is completely available, absolutely desirable and really likes you. Portman's success in creating this character is all the more impressive because we learn almost nothing about her, except that she's great to look at and has those positive attributes.

Roger Ebert, 8/6/2004

[skyler_white_yo]

That’s because women should only exist in a way that makes the man happy.

[swissbeauty23]

she also had epilepsy and was a compulsive liar because QUIRRKYYYY

[moonisaballoon]

And did ice skating in a dinosaur costume XD !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[la_petite_singe]

I'm very glad I was 16 years old in 2004 -- so many corny, melodramatic-ass movies that year for me to unironically love. This, King Arthur, Phantom of the Opera, of course The Notebook...chef's kiss. And I haven't revisited this and I don't plan to do so!

[dafuqgetoffmeho]

[vanouria]

mteeee lol i watched it recently and was like ummm. still cried at the end tho 😅

[brennans]

i was obsessed with phantom of the opera when it came out. saw it in theaters like 7-9 times, got the dvd, had a phantom themed birthday party, joined a gerard butler fangroup where they did meet ups... yet now it's been years since i've seen the movie. lol.

[just444]

the soundtrack still slaps tbh

[photogpab]

was going to say. the movie hasn't aged well, but that soundtrack hits hard and takes me back to a very specific time in life. i love it.

[swissbeauty23]

it introduced me to Imogen Heap via Frou Frou and I'll be forever grateful

also this:

[syzygy09]

OMG, Travis. Love, love, love.

[distant_lines]

Something tells me he hasn't changed.

[shake_it_out]

Not at all. He's a pompous ass.