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If you’ve already seen this movie, make sure that before you see it, you first see this movie. Confused? If so, then perhaps you shouldn’t Stay.
Stay begins when a therapist (Ewan McGregor), filling in for a sick colleague, meets a college student (Ryan Gosling) who is determined to kill himself in three days. This begins a confounding and mentally jarring journey to learn the truth and save the boy before he follows through with his plan. Pay close attention to every color, number, scene and character you see because everything means something…I think. Along the way, a blind man can see, a dead woman is hungry and a psychiatrist is schizophrenic. Endless twists and turns lead you through flash-backs, forwards and maybe even sideways to the end when you learn the truth…at least some of it.
Stay is unique and artistic blend of complex storyline and creative cinematography. In the fashion of such movies as Vanilla Sky and Jacob’s Ladder, it blurs the lines between imagination and reality, as well as between life and death. And, with a steady revelation of imaginative clues, the viewer becomes eagerly engaged in the story’s eventual resolution. Unfortunately, the story seems to never get fully resolved. Stay is a bewildering puzzle that’s fun solve; however, in the end, it’s not clear whether or not you really have all the pieces.
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On the Movie Night Traffic Light on a scale of GREEN meaning “Go – it’s a must see”, YELLOW meaning “Caution – it’s okay” and RED meaning “No - stop don’t do it."
We rate Stay a YELLOW. Caution, this movie isn’t for everyone, but it’s a compelling psychological maze…if you’re up for it. |
