Zach Braff is still around! The Scrubs star and Garden State patriarch can be found in the new dark drama The High Cost of Living written and directed by Deborah Chow. The film, available on demand (or through Amazon.com), made the rounds at festivals with favorable reviews. The High Cost of Living focus’ on drug dealer Henry Welles (Zach) who hits a pregnant woman causing her to loose the child. Due to his guilt, Henry goes back to find the woman, Nathalie (played by Isabelle Blais) and strikes up a friendship and romance with her.
But is Zach Braff a movie star? Or a future ‘Where are they now?’ column?
In a recent interview with Movieline.com, Zach opens up about his love for Scrubs, but desire to move on to more complicated roles after his 8 years at the sitcom. “It was the best gig an actor could ever hope for...I laughed my ass off with friends for eight and a half years. I think the onus is on me to prove that I have more tricks in my bag.” And Zach hasn’t given up on directing, but finds that even with the success of Garden State, having a film come together from script to screen proves to be difficult. On his project Open Hearts “We actually had a production office open at Paramount and everything. It fell apart at the last second due to scheduling and budget, as so many movies do. I’ve personally paid the option on it every year.”
Honestly, I haven’t thought about Zach Braff in ages. I did love Garden State when it came out but when seeing it recently I don’t fully believe that it stood the test of time. However, due to the reviews of Braff’s latest endeavor, it seems like the guy might actually be a decent actor- dare I say, a movie star. I also respect the fact that he pays for his own option for his film so that no one else can taint it- even if it may not be the best business decision. I just honestly can wrap my head around him being a big deal, not because he doesn't have the talent or drive, but because I just can't decide if he's likable or not, and isn't likability the basis of becoming a star?
The High Cost of Living is available here. You can read Braff's interview here.
So what do you think? Does Zach Braff draw any interest for you?
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