If I Stay (2014)

This is How Movies Should Be Made

Self-important, over-dramatic, uninspired.

It is a performances centric movie

One of those movie experiences that is so good it makes you realize you've been grading everything else on a curve.

This movie seriously got me.. i'm sobbing...i,m still hearing ending song .... soundtracks are the best chosen.acting was good(without some little odds) the storytelling is nice,though it is very different from what i thought..

Over a period of three years, every member of my family died -- along with my best friend. I, of course, fell into a depression I am still recovering from.It was during a particularly difficult time that I sought counseling services, but they spent my hourly allotment testing me for some mental illness, which I knew I didn't have... So it came down to me deciding whether to continue or whether to quit that I happened to turn on my television set in the process of showing this movie... This movie showed me that at some time in the "eternity," I chose this... I CHOSE THIS!!And when this young girl has her breakthrough, I did, too! They want me to stay...Anyone giving this movie a down thumb... hasn't been in this situation yet.For me, it was a life saver!

This movie is a great movie. I'm not a fan of drama movies, but this movie was amazing. It's worth seeing!I'm happy because I saw it, and I not regret it. This movie made me see the world more beautiful and love my family and friends for as long as I can. The conclusion is that this film is worth seeing, not just for action but also for the wonderful actors who made this film a masterpiece.

The movie is definitely gets you from the beginning.It makes you wanna see what happens next.We don't have the typical high school romance with the top athlete and the cheerleader,saying love you after a couple of weeks and then breaking up over who ate the last piece of chocolate or something idiotic like that.We do have a cool kid though.He is a guitar player and part of a band.He is a small star in his school.He notices a quite girl,modest and serious(not slut) who also has a fancy in music,though a different kind than his.He's stuck with her from the beginning and it is obvious that it matters cause that did not happen only due to her looks.The female character is a bit more shallow though and you can pick that up almost from the beginning.I mean she's left speechless because the school's star is talking to her.Made me wonder how would she react to him,if he wasn't someone.Throughout the entire movie you can enjoy various music tracks,either rock-like or classical music.I liked this film because the characters are so vivid,even Mia's parents.And they happen to be pretty cool.The feeling are genuine.But after the first half of the movie and the accident,which actually shows how things can change dramatically in a blink of an eye,things begin to be a bit more shallow.The acting was pretty much solid...I had some issue's with Mia.I am not sure she's mature enough as an actor yet to convince that she really feels love and pain.There were some scenes while she is in her "spirit form" that felt quite awkward.Also the whole genuine feeling thing,is reduced to almost a typical high school one sided romance.Mia's makes plans with Adam,he seems mature and sure of his decisions and in no case does he take or try to take advantage of her,and that was sweet and heartwarming.The thing that bothered me is that Mia is portrayed to be a bit wavy in her mind at times,reasonable since she is a teenager,but then not only lies to Adam and takes-without him-a different path than the one they chose together,but also blames things on him.The writing here was bad since we have another unreasonable character with unreasonable demands and at the end,the one who should be angry at this situation ends up apologizing and calling himself an a**h*le,like he did something wrong.Then we have the typical bul*sh*t "You shouldn't be worried about me getting to Juliard,they won't pick me for an audition"...."Oh they picked me for an audition,but you should not worry cause I won't pass anyway" and so on so on....Last thing that put me off,was the ending.OK,she lost her parents and brother,and that is really awful,but she still has a family,friends and a boy who loves her more than anything.Everyone is there trying to support her in any way they can but she is just too hurt to want to survive this life anymore??Are you kidding me?? You stay alive for you!!For YOUR life!!Bad things will happen but you must continue,not stay down and kill over every time things aren't great.Despite everyone appearing and talking to her and showing to her how many reason she still has for living,she cares not about grandparents,friends and boyfriend,but sure when he reads her the letter from the music school Juliard and she passed,she gets moved and decides to live???.....Right there felt like a silly twilight romance to me....So while there is solid acting,vivid characters,nice story telling and music,the second half of the movie lacks depth and the writing could be better.I liked it but I am skeptical cause it felt a bit shallow at the end.Nothing like "The perks of being a wallflower"...So it's a 6/10 from me.