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'Stay': Trust the wonders of the imagination
by Bob Longino

If "Memento" ran backwards and Paul Giamatti's last movie went sideways, then director Marc Forster's "Stay" is delivered inside-out. The story of a psychologist (Ewan McGregor) trying to unravel the twisted trauma of a suicidal young man (Ryan Gosling) and convince him that life is worth living, "Stay" is a mystery wrapped in a dreamy enigma. What happens is either the future or the past or both rolled into one. Or it's all about possibilities. Whichever way you choose to view it, "Stay" is a vibrant, visually seductive, mentally intoxicating film. Read the full review

TO SUM UP
A distraught young man announces to his psychiatrist that he plans to commit suicide in three days. The psychiatrist's desperate attempts to help his new patient lead him through the city on an incredible, nightmarish trip to the place between life and death.

FILM FACTS ...

20th Century Fox

'Stay'

Director: Marc Forster
Starring: Ewan McGregor, Naomi Watts, Elizabeth Reaser, Ryan Gosling, Bob Hoskins
Run time: 98 minutes
Release date: Oct. 21, 2005
Rating: R for language and some disturbing images.
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READ THE REVIEW

The Atlanta Journal-Constitution: B+
"There are enough facts, clues and good guesses to keep audiences not just intrigued, but thinking about Stay for days afterward."