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Garden State

Rated R for language, drug use and a scene of sexuality.

R In Theaters 07/28/2004 , 112min.
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The Hollywood Reporter
Writer/director Zach Braff has threaded a powerful and intelligent personal story through a genre all too rare today – romantic comedy. Full Review
Ann Hornaday
Washington Post
Garden State features some wonderful performances, chief among them an engaging, even courageous turn from Natalie Portman. Full Review
Claudia Puig
USA Today
Though unlikely to have the lasting quality of "The Graduate," it feels a bit like that seminal film for today's generation. Full Review
David Edelstein
Slate
Say this for actors: Too self-centered to be embarrassed, they can be existential heroes of a (moronic) sort. Full Review
Desson Thomson
Washington Post
An edgy quasi-comedy, it's very funny in places, touching in others. There is a little unevenness. But for a directorial debut, it's amazingly assured. Full Review
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