Zach Braff “Shocked” By "Unfair And Unfounded" Kickstarter Campaign Backlash

It hasn't been a good year for the celebrity, crowd-funded movie landscape. Despite a lot of press, "Veronica Mars" didn't do much beyond play to the core audience (though it was popular enough to allow for a web series spinoff), Spike Lee's "Da Sweet Blood Of Jesus" got nearly universally panned (here's our review), and then there was Zach Braff's "Wish I Was Here," which managed $3.5 million in limited release, a far cry from the mega-hit numbers of "Garden State." For the latter, it was an uphill battle from day one. When it was first announced the actor was passing the digital hat around to fund his movie, many openly wondered if the millionaire actor was really the right face to be putting on the Kickstarter service, which is designed for folks who have no other avenues to get financing. But according to Braff, the backlash took him surprise and was not warranted.

“I was completely taken aback by the criticism,” he said at the Zurich...