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User Reviews for: If I Stay

CatyAlexandre
7/10  10 years ago
The name Chloe Grace Moretz begins to be well marked in the Hollywood film industry. This young woman not only has performed side by side with big stars but also worked with directors such as Martin Scorsese and Tim Burton. She is not just another pretty face, she is very good at what she does. The biggest reason I wanted to see If I Stay was precisely because of her name being involved in the project.

If I Stay is based on the young-adult book with the same name, written by Gayle Forman. In here we follow the story of the sweet Mia Hall, a 17 year old who suffered a serious car accident that involves her whole family. Mia falls into a coma and in an out of body experience she is able to follow all the anguish and pain of her family and friends at the hospital where she is in a critical condition. While watching this in real time, Mia takes us to remind events throughout his life, through the memories that marked her the most, while fighting forces whether if she wants to stay or not.

Despite being in a category that is already saturated, perhaps because it is a genre labeled by standard always addressing the same issues around adolescence, this film manages to do a little more than that. We will find all the dramas of insecurity, new discoveries and love that are often present in this type of film but in a very solid and mature manner.

If I Stay does one of the best approaches to teenage love I've ever seen in cinema! Sincere and real, and even with some clichés involved the story remain very truthful and always manages to make us believe that the love of the characters is genuine. The film explores what is to love in every way, not only the love between a man and a woman but also the love of a father, a mother, a brother, grandparents and also friends. All the sadness that surrounds the story is illuminated by good memories throughout the film, turning when you need all that heavy atmosphere into something lighter that will sketch smiles. Since Music is also one of the themes addressed, the soundtrack is very good, joining Rock with Classical Music.

All the characters are very nice and we can connect with each of them. Each actor perform their roles in a pure form, especially Chloe Grace Moretz that already proved many times that she can do solid performances and in here it was no exception, an absolutely touching performance.

I think the only thing that damaged the film a little was its duration. It could easily have been shorter and some scenes are repetitive. We could perfectly remove some of them and the message would have been strongly delivered without the presence of some unnecessary scenes.

If I Stay is undoubtedly a touching film full of emotions with a beautiful message that can be seen by the whole family.
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