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An aura of sadness. Also pretentious, stupid and boring. This 2004 film is supposed to be a comedy. But it sure didn't get any laughs out of me. Not even a giggle. Zach Braff wrote it, directed it and starred in it. I guess he's satisfied. The film did well and it even got a couple of awards. I just can't understand it. This film was pretentious, stupid and boring. And that's the nicest things I can say about it. The plot revolves around a young man, living in Los Angeles, who comes home to New Jersey to attend his mother's funeral. He's been on mood dulling medications since he was 9 years old but he decides to give them up cold turkey before he gets on the plane. He's an anti-hero type. In other words he's passive and wide eyed and an observer of the world rather than an active participant. Along the way he meets Natalie Portman and a romance develops. But there is a aura of sadness around the whole film because of a secret involving his mother's health that has deeply affected this troubled young man. I hated this film and the only reason I watched it all al was because I was with a friend who wanted to see it. And so I managed to see it all, hoping it would get better as it went along. It didn't. This is an awful film. Don't bother.