I was really surprised with Stay. I had expected a mildly entertaining Sixth Sense or Jacob’s Ladder retread. Instead I got a thought provoking, cleverly woven story with exceptional cinematography and fascinating visual tricks. I had never noticed Ryan Gosling before this film, but he, Ewan McGregor, Naomi Watts and Bob Hoskins were a great cast. I’m surprised there wasn’t more buzz about this film.
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The script got picked up for quite the wad of cash, but the movie didn’t do so well. Not sure if this was a function of advertising or the time of year it came out. I read half of the script, but I still haven’t seen the movie. Children of Man has had a thumbs up from everyone I know who’s seen it. Going to have to save my pennies to go see it myself:)
I’ve never heard of Stay at all. I’ll have to check it out. Is it just me, or is there a glut of interesting things out in the theater at the moment? It’s a relief after the drought of last year….
I agree: There’s been an influx of intelligent films out there. Special acclaim has been given to the trifecta of excellent films by Hispanic directors: Babel, Children of Men, and Pan’s Labyrinth. They are all at the top of their game right now.