Garden State

Garden State

Who's in it: Zach Braff, Natalie Portman, Peter Sarsgaard

What's it about: Andrew Largeman(Braff) has been away from his house for over 9 years. The death of his paraplegic mother leads him back home. When he reunites with his friend Mark(Sarsgaard), things seem to be a little calmer. Andrew is severly medicated by his father who is a local psychiatrist, but Andrew goes to the hospital and requests a new psychiatrist. While he's off of his old mediations, he meets Sam(Portman) who is an epileptic compulsive liar. They go on a journey with Mark to get Andrew a wonderful present. Andrew gets on a plane to go back to his home in L.A. but his love for Sam is holding him back.

What I Think: I was surprised to find out that Zach Braff wrote, directed, and starred in this movie! I thought that the plot was wonderful, the twists here and there were wonderful, the music outstandingly complimented the movie, and the acting was superb. I loved everyone in this movie and I watched it twice. I will definitely own this movie in the future. It wasn't bright and happy like some movies. It was very serious and kind of realistic. I like movies that I can relate to and when the actors seem more like realistic people. Kudos to everyone who went into making this movie. I loved the part that Jim Parsons played!

The Broken Hearts Club

The Broken Hearts Club

Who's in it: Timothy Olyphant, Ben Weber, Matt McGrath, Zach Braff, Dean Cain, Andrew Keegan

What's it about: Dennis(Olyphant), Patrick(Weber), Benji(Braff), Howie(McGrath), and Cole(Cain) are best friends. They all have one things in common. They are gay. Cole is a hotshot that is always playing his way through relationships. Dennis is wanting more than just a one night stand. Everything changes when Howie loses his boyfriend, Patrick is asked to be a donor, Benji starts doing drugs, and Cole brings Kevin(Keegan) around. Dennis falls in love with the recently out Kevin but Cole finds it fun to mess with Kevin's feelings first.

What I Think: This movie was very good. There aren't many movies about gays and I think that it was about time this was done. This is real life and people can't just ignore it. The closest person to you could be gay and you not know it. I find it admirable of all of these actors to play in this movie and all the controversy that comes along with it. The acting was done nicely and I loved the drama that continued to surface. Olyphant was a great starring actor and the rest of them really helped for the story to really stick in your mind.