Fantastic cinematography and editing with a very unusual story
Stay is about the attempts of a psychiatrist to prevent one of his patients from committing suicide while trying to maintain his own grip on reality.
Stay is a psychological thriller that takes you into the mind of a young man who is walking close to death.
If you finish this movie with a clear cut understanding of the plot, then I would think your mind works on an entire different parallel because this movie is very but straightforward. The movie works itself in between the line of reality and dream. We see the young man Henry (Ryan Gosling) wanting to commit suicide and the attempts of his psychiatrist Sam (Ewan McGregor) trying to talk him into seeing more meaning in life.
The cinematography and editing are fantastic making some neat cuts and many scenes are done through some interesting angles. The editing also helps to emphasize the thin line between reality and dream.
I am not entirely sure how I feel about this film. The cinematography and editing captured my attention and creativity but the storyline and sequence is --for lack of better word--tripped out. The movie is like a dream that made sense while you were asleep but upon awaking, bizarre would be an understatement.
If you enjoy films such as Mulholland Dr., Memento, Identity, The Machinist and Shutter Island...then don't let the low rating stop you. This film is very trippy, confusion filled but an amazingly well edited piece of artwork!
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