To me, this movie is perfection.

I cannot think of one single thing that I would change about this film. The acting is incomparable, the directing deft, and the writing poignantly brilliant.

There is, somehow, an interesting story here, as well as some good acting. There are also some good scenes

There's no way I can possibly love it entirely but I just think its ridiculously bad, but enjoyable at the same time.

There are some movies that arrive from time to time that confuses people but this movie was not one of them, although the people who do not understand it say so. The reasons to watch it right now are 1) It's screenplay and direction is admirable 2) The Performances are shivering 3) It surprises you from time to time 4) It's an under rated flick you have to seeand if your heart has understood this movie, you cry at the end, shut your laptop or wherever you watch it and smile. Because that is the motive of any artist in the world.This movie will stay with you. forever.

Personally I was a bit bored with this film, but that doesn't mean I don't appreciate it. I do have respect for how this film is crafted and the detailed elements in it. And how methodically and cleverly executed it is. Although the whole thing doesn't flow very well in my opinion, but it's more about the subtle hints that makes this film stand out. I my opinion you need certain about of empathy of how it feels to feel deep love, inner pain and regrets to truly appreciate this movie. It also focuses in on being self-conscious and the feeling of wanting to be accepted and understood. I guess a lot of introverts will understand a film such as this better. This isn't a film that I would personally watch repeatedly to get everything out of it, but I do appreciate the effort and the details that went into it. It's a existential film that delves into the human consciousness when it comes to looking back on our lives.7.5/10

This is one of those movies that requires a second viewing to completely appreciate. The first time I saw this movie, I found myself trying to figure out what every scene and symbol meant. I was completely off base as the ending was revealed!Marc Forster (the director) infuses each scene with great imagery. One scene in particular stands out for me: the stairs in the theatre which Sam is climbing down. This reminded me of an Escher drawing. The main actors are all great (McGregor, Watts, Gosling); the cameos by Jeanine Garofolo and Bob Hoskins are a wonderful surprise. All the while, the mystery carries you along to the ending which is a revelation. And once you re-watch the movie, the meaning of every sound and piece of dialogue becomes clear.Great ride!

Stay is another movie that plays along with a similar theme to other movies such as Donnie Darko, Time Lapse, Triangle, as well as others, so if you don't like movies where you need to use brain power to work out what's going on or want everything explained step-by-step then you'll hate this film. Generally, I don't mind films like this as they can be a break away from the seemingly endless queues of remakes, POV horrors, and IQ-killing actioners.The unfortunate thing is I didn't really enjoy Stay as much as I was hoping I would after seeing the trailers for it, and it's definitely not as good as two of the previous films I mentioned, Time Lapse or Triangle. I guess the one main thing that disappointed me with Stay was that it was SO slow, which these films sometimes are, but for me it just never really got going. I mean events would play out, picking up as they went, but they it would just die back down again. it was all too much stop/start for my liking. I know films such as this can't play out continually increasing in pace etc, but like I say, the lulls just happened too frequently and it was tricky to keep my interest peaked.With that being said, it IS a good story and it plays out decently enough. Some people will probably moan that this story is a "rip-off" of other movies, but that's nonsense because how many movies out there are 100% all original? Not many. This isn't a "rip-off" - it's another addition to this type of psychological genre. Anyway, I digress. The story is an interesting one and it is actually filmed out and edited together very decently with the merging of different scenes done really well. It's very intricately told and is a clever script. I just wish it had a bit more pace to it is all.The film is very well acted out also, especially with Ryan Gosling as Henry Letham. I'm not a massive fan of his, but he does a really good job here, as do Ewan McGregor and Naomi Watts.Overall, Stay isn't too bad of a film, especially if you enjoy these bind-benders, but there is better out there.