Garden State illuminates a young man's overdue coming of age with unexpected depth and grace.
80
The Hollywood Reporter
The Hollywood Reporter
Writer/director Zach Braff has threaded a powerful and intelligent personal story through a genre all too rare today – romantic comedy.
75
Rolling StonePeter Travers
Rolling StonePeter Travers
It's a hilarious and heartfelt ode to twentysomething angst. Braff has himself a winner.
75
USA TodayClaudia Puig
USA TodayClaudia Puig
Though unlikely to have the lasting quality of "The Graduate," it feels a bit like that seminal film for today's generation.
70
Film ThreatTim Merrill
Film ThreatTim Merrill
When Braff keeps the tears and the kookiness in check, he takes us into some unusual, interesting areas of the human psyche. And makes us laugh a good deal while he's at it.
70
Village VoiceEd Park
Village VoiceEd Park
Braff's naive romanticism is also lovely proof of the film's innocent heart.