Diagonaldi Very well executed

Solidrariol Am I Missing Something?

Neive Bellamy Excellent and certainly provocative... If nothing else, the film is a real conversation starter.

Marva It is an exhilarating, distressing, funny and profound film, with one of the more memorable film scores in years,

Abhilash Agrawal This is how a complete full packed movie should be. It has moments of joy, sorrow, relief & what not. And it shows how life takes turn. And how important the time is. You'll enjoy this movie, it's a heartfelt movie. Which makes you think & reconsider your priorities. It gives you broader aspect of viewing things. This movie has soul & so much to learn & feel. You shouldn't miss these one. And if you're film student pursuing Writing & Direction... You should definitely give it a try.

Duchino I'd heard about this flop on Billy Eichner's show as he made fun of the fact that Braff crowd-sourced this terrible project by raising $3 million (!) Three f****** millions that could have gone to feed the hungry, clothe the naked, build schools, fund medical research, etc. The title is grammatically incorrect, since it should read "Wish I Were Here", but that's the least of the bad – I could only bear with it for 30 minutes. As other stuff Braff had put out, this too is a sophomoric and lukewarm slop with see-through acts and lame emotional jerks. The only noteworthy scene I saw was about Hudson's nips poking her tank top, but I don't get how the hell Mandy Patinkin got dragged into it. At this point, Braff should realize that it's time to hang it up and rest on "Scrubs" laurels, a funny show for its writing and good supporting actors, surely not his pathetic and effeminate character. If you too can't sleep and happen to find this mess while flipping channels, keep on flipping.

Troy Putland Zach Braff, as director, writer and actor, squeezes much in to an hour and a half slot, giving the five main cast members (Braff's Aidan, his wife, son, daughter and father) more than enough to do. It's a jumble at one time, and at utter harmony another.Aidan is a family man with little income. He relies heavily on his father Gabe (Homeland's Mandy Patinkin) paying for his children's schooling. But when Gabe becomes seriously ill, Aidan must reconsider the route his life is taking. I want him to do well, regardless of his actions towards bad news.Wish I Was Here is a drama with spurts of comedy. The humour's in the right places, never enlightening a rather somber tone.Braff is a popular man. The movie is chock full of cameos, including Jim Parsons (The Big Bang Theory) and Donald Faison, who's a welcome sight after their Scrubs tenure. Josh Gad plays Braff's brother, his sub-story stretching out the running time.As joyful or sorrowful as it is to watch, Wish I Was Here cannot help but feel like a short series.

SnoopyStyle Aidan Bloom (Zach Braff) is a struggling actor. His wife Sarah (Kate Hudson) is tired working as the bread winner. His father Gabe (Mandy Patinkin) is paying for his kids' private school tuition. However Gabe's cancer has returned and he won't be able to pay for school anymore. His kids have to be to homeschooled. Noah (Josh Gad) is his unemployed father-hating trailer-living brother. Noah falls for his neighbor Janine (Ashley Greene) who makes costumes for Comic-con and hates him. Daughter Grace (Joey King) is falling for the dreamy Jesse.I really like Zach Braff's 'Garden State'. However there are little things in this movie that bugged me. The family doesn't seem natural at first. It feels cobbled together like a sitcom family. I don't see Kate Hudson as the mother and I certainly don't see her working in a cubicle. Again, her workplace comedy seems too much like a sitcom. It feels a little fake. The kids are cute but again, I don't believe Zach Braff is their dad. The family does grow on me over time and eventually there are some good moments.There are some slapstick that really bug me for some reason. The rabbi on a segway in the hospital is a bit too much. It's too stupid and seems out of place. I do appreciate Zach trying to add some spirituality into this movie. This has a sweet heartfelt nature but not as much charm as his first effort.