If I Stay

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  • 2014


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$ 78 Million
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Positive Reviews 58
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Average Rating 2.5/5
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2.0
A real turducken of a teen movie, If I Stay stuffs a tale of budding musicianship into a banal romance and then stuffs that combination into a maudlin .. Av Club
1.5
Half of the film is a mildly entertaining teen drama with two lovely leads and a semi decent exploration of youthful ambition versus adolescent love b .. Den Of Geek
1.5
Unfortunately, the romance is not helped by heavy handed groaners such as You cant go back into the rehearsal room. Den Of Geek
3.1
In If I Stay, based on the weepy young adult novel about a teenage girl trapped in an ethereal realm who must choose between life and death, her groun .. Rogerebert
2.5
But while many in the audience may well find themselves getting misty eyed as the screen fades to white and softly crooned rock tunes flood the soundt .. Variety
1.5
Chloe Grace Moretz is luminous as always, but the lazy writing and dull direction shes saddled with here is so conspicuous that even the books most ar .. We Got This Covered
3.0
For a drama pretty much aimed at 12 year old girls, this is less superficial than youd expect. Time Out
3.0
It sounds mawkish as hell, but director RJ Cutler reads his target teen audience well, crediting them with more intelligence and resilience than one m .. The Guardian
2.0
The great Young Adult Allowance Grab continues.This entry comes on like a shrugging Ghost: sensitive cellist Mia (Chloe Grace Moretz) is facing make o .. The Guardian
1.3
But the fact that the sling shotting between Together and Not Together is what keeps the narrative moving is boring at best and deeply unsettling at w ..
3.5
Directed in impressive style by documentary maker R J Cutler, young adult book adaptation If I Stay is a deft and nicely packaged mix of romance, musi .. Screen Daily
3.0
You want these people to have real challenges and messiness. But their lives dont quite feel lived in; they feel exemplary. Vulture
2.0
But a few minutes into the drippy teen love and death story, youll likely wish she hadnt. The Hollywood Reporter
1.5
Were spared the otherworldly garishness and tonal whiplash of Peter Jacksons The Lovely Bones, but this fusion of milquetoast romance and maudlin hand ..
4.0
Mr. Blackley is certainly gorgeous and can throw a sweet smile or a brooding pout at the camera when the mood strikes. The New York Times
2.0
Mia just feels like another Moretz role a career move, not a characterisation. There should be rage and agony in her performance. Instead, theres a lo .. Telegraph
2.0
Beyond distraught, Mias second self hitches an ambulance ride to the hospital, where she learns the fate of her family members and comes to understand ..
1.3
Chloe Grace Moretz plays one Mia in a coma and another, ethereal Mia deciding whether to fight for life. San Francisco Chronicle
2.0
Too many false notes add up to a Nicholas Sparks lite teen romance.
2.0
By the time a gaggle of good intentioned musicians enact a jam band rendition of the Smashing Pumpkins Today around a bon fire, all of the goodwill ge .. Cinema Blend
2.0
Mia exits her own body to watch herself at the hospital, where she lies comatose and near death. Ny Daily News
2.5
But, for what it is, its not awful and I suppose theres an audience out there for it wholl likely adore it. JoBlo
3.0
If I Stays blend of teen romance and supernatural melodrama doesnt break the YA mold, but its a decent addition to the genre nonetheless. Screen Rant
2.5
Indeed, everyone but her seems to know what an entire movie has been engineered to reinforce: that answering the call of the heart is the only true re .. The Globe And Mail
3.1
If you want to be flip, you could describe If I Stay as a coma of age picture: A high school student, in the throes of first love, survives a car cras .. Philly
3.1
Theres no question that youll cry at some point during this film. Beautiful young people on the brink of death will do that. Philly
3.5
In fact, their equation shared in the form of flashbacks comprises a huge part of the emotional tug of the film.Moretz manages to convey some of the d ..
3.0
Its obvious that Cutler (a documentary filmmaker making his first fiction film) and Moretz (whos straining to move into more mature roles) want to get .. One Guys Opinion
1.5
Theres something morbidly gratifying about the supercalifragilistically supernatural elements of If I Stay, even if the movie isnt ultimately as effec .. Village Voice
3.1
Manipulated we may be, yanked through contrived melodrama that piles grief upon grief. Rogers Movie Nation
3.1
The acting is solid across the breadth of the cast, with all the actors fitting nicely into their roles. Mortez is especially good; she brings humanit .. ReelViews
3.0
Im all for warmth and deep feelings, but If I Stay is particularly ghoulish when it comes to the demands of an adolescent union. Blu Ray
1.0
In the fashion of melodrama, every moment is impossibly huge, and the movie is occasionally compelling in its brazen lack of subtlety. Chicago Reader
3.0
If I Stay is a movie for teenaged girls and the target demographic will likely mop it up with Kleenex.
3.1
The love story is bland and by the book indeed, it was based on a young adult novel by Gayle Forman. Usa Today
3.8
The movie benefits from an ending thats far less ambiguous than that of its source material, to be sure, and its finally clear that If I Stay stands a .. Reel Film Reviews
2.0
If I Stay is a teenage drama so soppy it needs to be wrung out every ten minutes.The adaptation of Gayle Formans bestselling young adult novel stars t .. The Times
3.0
Sometimes you make choices in life, and sometimes choices make you..So says an actual character in If I Stay, which is a real movie. Eric Ds Nider
2.5
If I Stay is a bit slower and more methodical at putting the cinematic equivalent of chopped onions beneath your eyes and nose.Based on the Gayle Form .. Screen It
2.0
RJ Cutlers teen weepie If I Stay makes for very sticky viewing indeed. Independent
2.5
If Wetlands looks at teen life without blinkers, If I Stay prefers Hollywood style, rose colored glasses. Rolling Stone
2.0
This generation of writers should be exceedingly grateful for this generation of actors, particularly in the sub genre of Dying Teen Girl Dramas. The Wrap
3.1
If youre not in tears by this movies end, it probably wasnt intended for you anyway. News Day
2.5
But compared to another recent teen weepie, The Fault in Our Stars, this one comes up wanting. New York Post
2.5
It will not disappoint its market, and it will not convert the uninitiated. Film Journal International ..
2.0
But even if teen romance can feel like life or death, it often isnt. Deseret News (Salt Lake Ci ..
2.0
Almost everything in the film feels either forced or false, so the tears arent earned. Az Central
1.0
Was it the clunky ham handedness of the movies notions of an out of body experience Mountain X
3.1
If that keep em guessing strategy had been tapped more often throughout, it might have elevated this effort from merely acceptable to exceptional. Star Tribune
4.5
Honest, emotional teen melodrama with a great performance by Chlo Grace Moretz that serves as a beautiful metaphor for the choices that teen girls fac ..
2.5
Each film embraces the surreal and/or supernatural as it crosses boundaries of comedy and drama and sometimes even sanity. Toronto Star
2.0
While the premise is certainly interesting the execution is frequently poor. Flim List
3.5
But its Stacy Keach, as Mias grandfather, who delivers the most memorable performance, delivering a subtly haunting hospital bedside speech. Susang Ranger
2.0
If you are a fan of romantic dramas, you might enjoy If I Stay.Watch the film if you want to watch a cliched romance that lacks much plot development. Book My Show
2.5
Mia (Chloe Grace Moretz), a promising cellist, fresh from an audition for Juilliard, is in a car wreck on an icy road, together with her father (Joshu .. New Yorker
2.5
The drama that plays out in the Kubler Ross five stages of grief has a happy ending sort of. Time
3.0
The film itself seems to be caught in a limbo between the sensitive and the crass, alternating some corny dialogue and soppy moments with genuine surg .. Express
3.0
As is, If I Stay proves another trite tale belittling its earned emotion with misguided adolescent fantasy. The Film Stage
3.8
Artfully assaultive, If I Stay is better than average young adult material, cleverly adapted from Gayle Formans 2009 novel about a teenage cellist exp .. Chicago Tribune
1.9
Doane Gregory/Warner Bros. Jamie Blackley and Chloe Grace Moretz star in the film adaptation of Gayle Formans novel.The filmmakers who adapted Gayle F .. Boston Globe
4.0
If I Stay movie review: you see me, you really see me by MaryAnn Johanson Honest, emotional teen melodrama with a great performance by Chloe Grace Mor .. Flickfilosopher
2.0
But, structured round a gaping first act tragedy, RJCutlers take on Gayle Formans novel is actually rather moving and quite nicely played. The Irish Times
3.0
However, what makes it lack crossover appeal to adults is largely its script. Blogs Indie Wire
2.5
Moretz has grown into a compelling lead performer, but Blackley is less charismatic. Las Vegas Weekly
2.0
Connor is what the E Rep could be; a touch dictatorial, overly cautious but basically decent. Total Film
2.0
Its unclear if the normally excellent Moretz is bored or mystified by her lines. Standard
2.5
Mia and Adams less than credible just so courtship takes up the lions share of the story, and its sweet enough to amount to a fine, hormone stoking te .. Groucho Reviews
2.5
Even at just a little over 100 minutes, the film seems like a long slow slog through familiar melodrama.Nothing feels real, let alone at risk. Nj
2.5
Fair enough, but the movie comes off as too predictable to feel truly weighty and too weighty totally to dismiss. Movie Habit
1.0
Its genuinely quite incredible to know films such as If I Stay are still being made, as a picture that is so overwhelmed by its mawkish tendencies tha .. Hey U Guys
2.0
If she goes, there will be trouble.But if she stays, it will be double. Oregon Live
3.5
If I Stay is first and foremost a teen romance, and cynical adults may have forgotten that adolescence is a time of intense and raw emotions. Maki At The Movies
4.0
While it flies pretty close to cloying sentimentality, it manages to keep the pace moving and becomes tender rather than silly and schmaltzy. Mirror
2.0
Its easy to see where all this toing and froing is going to end and without inspired direction, there are few reasons to hang on. Digital Spy
2.0
As much melodrama as drama and with a plodding pace, If I Stay deals with weighty issues without quite making it matter until a tearjerker ending. Nz Herald
1.9
Nearly every conversation reveals a hollow disconnect, as if the performers didnt understand English and learned all the dialogue phonetically. Kansas City
3.0
If I Stay doesnt rate as highly on the hanky meter as The Fault In Our Stars but, goddammit, its trying. Flicks
3.0
If I Stay is just good enough to satisfy anyone who goes to the movies looking for a good cry and just interesting enough so that the rest of us arent .. Stl Today
2.5
If you dont count the horror flick Carrie, this is her first lead in a love story. Stl Today
2.0
With arguably the most banal dialogue this side of a Nicholas Sparks movie, If I Stay wastes the considerable talents of Moretz in a calculated tear j .. Independent Ie
3.1
Granted, this is not the most original way to start a film, but its sentiment is very much in line with a teen drama about facing ones mortality. Dustin Put Man
3.5
Based on the Gayle Forman novel, this teen weepie is wrenchingly emotional and packed with girly fantasies. Contact Music
1.5
For a movie with music at its core, If I Stay sure is tone deaf.Its a film made by people who have no clue about the various elements theyre working w .. Film Racket
3.1
While theres almost no warmth and conviction between Mia and Adam, theres a considerable amount between Mia and her parents.
3.0
Should Mia stay or should she die.The decision is up to her, and the flashbacks are meant to be a guiding force in her choice. Punch Drunk Critics
3.1
But in movies, there often is a fine line between tension and tedium and If I Stay crosses it. Js Online
3.8
The best tissue ready feel good family film about dying youll see all August. Movie Crypt
2.0
The trouble with If I Stay is twofold: Remove the supernatural elements, and theres little to make the story compelling.Its essentially another nice g .. The Dissolve
1.0
The line between tearjerker and sob story is all at once fine and fuzzy. Cinemix Tape
2.0
Or it might work as a fairy tale (as in every version of the Sleeping Beauty myth). Straits Times
3.0
Through coy camerawork and minimal blood at the crash site, If I Stay sanitises its mature and distressing content, pandering to tween audiences. One Room With A View
2.5
If I Stay, based on Gayle Formans 2009 best seller, turns a comatose teens out of body experience into such a bland and pedestrian experience, its out .. Daily Herald
3.0
Hence, watching the film accomplish the impossible turning what could otherwise have been a tear jerking tragedy into something that deserves nothing .. Movie Mezzanine
1.5
What works for readers, left free to produce their own versions of fantasy devices, can be gigglesome for audiences confronted with a films prefab lit .. Wsj
2.5
Early summer found The Fault in Our Stars producing the tears in our eyes, but late summer can only offer the heaviness in our eyelids in the form of .. Clclt
1.0
Its a film in which music figures prominently, so its truly a shame nobody involved seems to have possessed much knowledge of the subject. Seven Day Svt
3.0
It has a handful of eye rolling moments, but theyre few and far between thanks to Moretzs presence, a refreshing teen romance, and understated drama t .. From The Balcony
3.0
If we had not seen The Fault in Our Stars earlier this summer, If I Stay might have seemed more appealing. Review Express
3.0
If it doesnt have the emotional impact of recent YA weepies like The Spectacular Now and The Fault in Our Stars, it is a touching story about an appea .. Movie Mom
1.0
So slow, boring and badly written and acted that its not If I Stay but how fast can I leave. Tri City Herald
3.0
But a winning performance from Moretz and a decent script keep us on the side of life. Daily Star
1.0
The only way If I Stay could make me cry would be if I had to watch it again. Media Mikes
3.8
If Begin Again and Just Like Heaven were to reproduce, their offspring would be If I Stay, a solid drama thats as much about understanding whats impor .. Qc Times
2.5
This bears the question: Are young adults the only adults who read novels Columbus Alive
3.0
Moretz pours heart and soul into her self immersed character, but this isnt quite enough to make IF I STAY work on other levels. Assignment X
2.5
Not that this teen drama is a bad film. Its just difficult to connect with such artificial characters. Toledo Blade
3.0
If I Stay never explains whether Mias is a special case or if everyone who hovers between life and death has that decision to make. And if its the lat .. Review Journal
3.0
Its a study of life and loss, leaning heavily on the regret of building relationships only to see them disappear in the wink of an eye. Luckily Moretz .. Richard Crouse
0.5
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2.5
Moretz reaches some serious emotional highs and lows, and her chemistry with Blackley is sweet rather than saccharine. Ut Sandiego
2.0
One can assume that amongst the flood of tears there will be the necessary emotional catharsis required by the genre, in which Mia will prioritize tru .. Web Archive
3.0
But this girlfriend in a coma story wont just leave you feeling softer in the heart. O Canada
3.0
Teens and young adults should find themselves in need of a tissue or two and theres a sweet love story that makes If I Stay into a decent date movie f .. Showbiz Junkies
2.0
Director R.J. Cutler is shameless as he goes after the heartstrings. Luckily for him, the cast repeatedly comes to his rescue. Stardem
3.0
Cutler flows between the present and the past to show Mias loving connection to her family, music and friends in her life. This design makes it diffic .. Fres Nobee
3.0
As the movie cuts back and forth between her recollections of a happy home and the escalating body count in the hospital, you wonder whether the actor .. Oc Register
2.0
Whether such ham fisted hokeyness prompts tears or dry heaves will doubtless depend on your age. Daily Record
2.0
Before all the shouts of Look! and Over there! could reach the front of the boat, the majority of the onlookers had run to the one side, making the bo .. The Monitor
5.0
A poignant portrait of a life precipitously hanging in the balance which pushes all the right buttons to open the emotional floodgates. Baret News Wire
1.5
This shamelessly manipulative teen weepie turns on all the taps, but improbable characters and trite dialogue mean that all but very lachrymose viewer .. Movie Talk
4.5
While If I Stay hopefully teaches no one lessons about romance, it does teach something beautiful about love. The Daily Times (Tennessee ..
3.1
There are no nuances; everything is straightforward.The film is entertaining, but undemanding. Jc Online
3.5
Each makes the characters engaging enough that you care deeply for them. Times of Malta
3.0
No sentimental stone is unturned here, which is both a strength and a weakness.Theres a luxuriousness to this sort of emotional scale its a rare treat .. Signature Reads
2.0
Supernatural contrivances aside, the film earns its unabashedly tear jerking inclinations by taking its time to develop Mia and Adams relationship and .. Spectrum (St. George, Utah ..
4.5
Overall the film manages to hold its own and give constant romantic & funny contrast in story, much like the two opposite musical worlds Mia and Adam .. Screen Queens
3.1
They will live up to the high expectations demonstrated by past teen performers who have gone on to excel in their continued musical education and per .. Hampt On Roads
1.5
It shares similar themes with If I Stay, yet doesnt wallow in hackneyed sentimentality. Dear Cast and Crew
2.5
The life or death urgency is underpowered, when a few jolts are needed. Slj
1.5
Hollywood feeding the cash cow. I know it, but I dont have to like it....or the maddening mess of a movie that is IF I STAY. Screen Relish



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