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41 out of 100

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7.3 out of 10

Generally favorable reviews- based on 73 Ratings

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  • Starring: Ewan McGregor, Naomi Watts, Ryan Gosling
  • Summary: In this psychological thriller, a distraught young man announces to his psychiatrist that he plans to commit suicide in three days. The psychiatrist's desperate attempts to help his new patient lead him through the city on an incredible, nightmarish trip to the place between life and death. (20th Century Fox)… Expand

Critic Reviews

Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 6 out of 29
  2. Mixed: 15 out of 29
  3. Negative: 8 out of 29
  1. Chicago Sun-Times
    Reviewed by: Roger Ebert
    88
    The ending is an explanation, but not a solution. For a solution we have to think back through the whole film, and now the visual style becomes a guide. It is an illustration of the way the materials of life can be shaped for the purposes of the moment.
  2. Rolling Stone
    Reviewed by: Peter Travers
    75
    Some people find this twisty and twisted psychological thriller arty and pretentious. I find it arty and provocative.
  3. Baltimore Sun
    Reviewed by: Michael Sragow
    58
    In Stay, the director, Marc Forster, fresh from "Finding Neverland," turns Manhattan into a nightmarish dreamscape and his characters into self-destructive ghosts.
  4. New York Daily News
    Reviewed by: Jack Mathews
    38
    If "The Sixth Sense" was a bad movie redeemed by its surprise ending, Marc Forster's Stay is a seemingly good movie leading to a devastating letdown.

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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 23 out of 36
  2. Mixed: 1 out of 36
  3. Negative: 12 out of 36
  1. geofd.
    10
    If you understand what you see. You will love this film. Well Done.
  2. MariosP.
    8
    Like Judd N i've never rated a film here and our reasons for making this our first contribution to the site is exactly the same: most critics just "dropped the ball" with this one. David Lynch and Jacob's Ladder came to mind while watching this. If you have any questions after watching this just watch the extra features on the DVD. I can't say i "loved" it, but i definitely thought it was a solid 8/10 for the kind of film it wants to be. The directing was great (although i'm not a fan of Forster's previous work) and the photography/music give the film a haunting quality. A film that stays with you long after the end credits roll. But i can see how some people might hate it. I'm the same with most films by Gus Van Sant (especially Gerry and Last Days). Some people can find things to love in those film, but i just don't get them i guess.… Expand
  3. NathanB.
    7
    Excellent artistic and cinematographic work. The ending is convoluted and requires a lot of thinking but if you're willing to think, you should be satisfied. On the other hand, they worked too hard to throw you off and it kind of impedes their message.… Expand
  4. StephenC.
    1
    I have no idea what this movie was about? I am so confused.

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