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    If I Stay

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    Young love, making choices, being an outsider, family, music, tragedy, this movie has so many important things to say but they don't come across very well. Strange, I didn't find Chloe Grace Moretz very convincing at all but boyfriend Jamie Blackley proved warmer and more charismatic. I liked him and found his performance quite descent for so young a dude! With dramatic roles, Chloe seems clumsy and simply doesn't come off as a flesh and blood character. The chemistry between the two lovebirds is just not there; most of the fault lay with Chloe's lack of performance which just doesn't ring true. When you can see the acting, there is a big problem. The movie has this incredible musical foundation, both classical (the cello) and rock. One might say it's wall to wall music, music almost becoming another character in the film. Some musical selections are artistic transcendence, but unfortunately not enough to save the film. The supporting players, the mom and dad are nothing more than stock characters... but the great Stacey Keach as Gramps gives a moving enough performance, his scenes with his grand-daughter pretty good ones on his part. I wanted to like this movie, which I believe was filmed once before but it was often dull, slow moving and just not realistic enough! The over-all journey of Mia and her choices did not make for satisfying viewing. If the film had taken another approach: with a different Mia, a better script, not being so maudlin, not trying so hard to win us over with the unconvincing sentimentality then I think more people might have been moved, perhaps even to a few tears. Hate to rate it so low, but there were too many strike-outs!

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    pietroantoni@  30.11.2014 age: 36-49 14,540 reviews

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