August 19, 2004
Let the inculturation commence
So I kicked off my experience with art and culture in New York by going to see Garden State at Loews on Broadway near Lincoln Square. It's kind of a wankfest (written, directed, and starring one guy), but enjoyable for all that. It turns out Portman can actually act pretty well when you let her. Braff is obviously trying for a fairly grandiose comment about life in general, and fails to convincingly pull this off, but he does manage to pull off quite a few Hornby-esque sparks. It's always the little things in life that we remember and that make us who we are, and Braff gets some of these rather well, though I can't tell whether or not he meant to. So go see the movie when you get a chance.
Tomorrow, I go to see this guy here. I may try to squeeze in a showing of Harold and Kumar Go to White Castle (which, for the record, was originally going to be ...Go to Krispy Kreme, but KK wasn't thrilled about their brand being associated with the munchies on screens nationwide) on Saturday. Anything else I need to hit while I'm at it, Mesh?
