A sentimental and overlong look at the worth of one’s life in regards to one’s self, one’s friends, and one’s family, R.J. Cutler’s If I Stay brings a favorite young adult novel to the screen with the same kind of intensely emotional baggage that can turn off an audience or bring them to uncontrollable tears depending on the mood of the moment and how anxious one is to partake in a good cry. There are good performers here, and the movie is almost wall-to-wall music due to the interests of many of the film’s characters, but it’s a fairly long slog to get to the inevitable choice the movie’s protagonist spends the entire movie trying to make.
Studio: MGM
Distributed By: Fox
Video Resolution and Encode: 1080P/AVC
Aspect Ratio: 2.40:1
Audio: English 5.1 DTS-HDMA, Spanish 5.1 DD, French 5.1 DTS, Other
Subtitles: English SDH, Spanish, French, Portuguese, Other
Rating: PG-13
Run Time: 1 Hr. 46 Min.
Package Includes: Blu-ray, DVD, Digital Copy, UltraViolet
keep case in a slipcoverDisc Type: BD50 (dual layer)
Region: A
Release Date: 11/18/2014
MSRP: $39.99
The Production Rating: 3.5/5
Video Rating: 4.5/5 3D Rating: NA
Audio Rating: 4/5
Special Features Rating: 4/5
Overall Rating: 4/5
Reviewed By: Matt Hough
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