If I Stay (2014)
Directed by R. J.
Cutler this film based on the novel of the same name stars Chloe
Grace Mortez, Jamie Blackley and Mireille Enos. A 17 year old cellist
is in a car accident with her family and during an out of body
experience has to decide to live or die.
The main problem I
have with this film is that it does not set up a clear character
problem in the early parts to give enough jeopardy when it comes to
the protagonist deciding to live or die. What we get is a pretty
standard teen romance story told in flash back which is a
disappointing use of the framing narrative. There is something to be
said for the idea of needing to let your parents go to fulfil a
coming of age narrative but I do not think this is the right set of
events to explore that metaphor and the script does not really do
that anyway.
2/5
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