Monday, February 9, 2015

If I Stay

The wife really wanted to see this one and I had to pay penance for taking her to Gone Girl, LOL. Mia is a world-class cellist who falls in love with Adam, the lead singer of a local rock band that's about to go big. Mia and her entire family of impossibly cool parents and brother are in a car crash that leaves Mia fighting for her life. We then see her spirit running around the hospital reviewing her life while she tries to decide whether to live (and return to a horribly altered life) or die (and end her suffering). This movie is a mess. I thought the premise was stupid when I saw the previews and I was right. The script is a joke, ignoring the ages of the characters constantly (yeah, I'm sure the local bars are more than happy to have 16-year olds drinking without checking IDs), with faux angst and tension, and just...ugh. I get that I'm not the target demo for this movie but c'mon. This stunk. 3/10 - maybe.

No comments:

Post a Comment