Garden State

Viewed: Rented
Anyone in it: Nobody that made me want to see it because they were in it. However I found out long after I had seen it that none other than Danny DeVito was involved in this film. He has jumped off the scale in my book especially when only a short time before I learned of his involvement in the TV show “Reno 911!”

Plot: A young man returns home for his mother's funeral after being estranged from his family for a decade.

Comment: I won’t lie, this movie is not light, and wonderfully unfolds a dark story about a guy confronting reality (unmedicated) and falling in love. By the end a few comedic flecks pelt in perfectly. The soundtrack is awesome too. A friend of mine described it best, it’s a generational piece. The people who like it, it struck a chord. Those who didn’t feel it weren’t impressed…and that is just fine. There are so many little elements the movie reminded me of growing up…things that you see that you didn’t clearly see before and how they are dealt with. There is a lot to go from, and they aren’t spoken about, they don’t need to be when you know the feeling. I give it an A based on my reflection to it…but take this rating with caution, older viewers and younger viewers don’t seem to like this film.

Score: A