Some paintings bring their creators a fantastic profit. Other tapes hardly pay off or do not pay off at all. They usually receive mixed or negative reviews. The film "Stay" belongs to the second category. The budget of the psychological thriller amounted to $ 50 million. At the box office, the picture collected a little more than 8 million. Of course, an opinion about it cannot be made only on the basis of these data.
The film "Stay": the plot of the tape
Does the picture deserve viewing? Is it worth it to spend your time on it? To understand this helps knowledge of the plot. The film "Stay" introduces viewers to student Henry Letham. The young man, on the verge of insanity, decides to lay hands on himself. He tells psychiatrist Sam Foster that he will take his life on Saturday at midnight.
Sam understands that only he alone can keep a young man from a fatal step. He decides to do everything possible to get Henry out of his head with the obsession to kill himself. Foster invites Letem to travel around the city. During a joint walk, the psychiatrist realizes that he has allowed himself too much to plunge into the frightening illusions of the patient. And now they both balance between life and death.
Henry Latham - Ryan Gosling
The key role in the 2005 film Stay was played by Ryan Gosling. It was he who played the young student Henry Letham. His hero appears before the audience first. Henry survived the terrible accident at Brooklyn Bridge. He is completely unharmed, sitting next to a burning car and tormented by guilt.
A year before the release of Stay, the People magazine named Ryan Gosling one of the fifty most attractive bachelors. On the account of the actor shooting in dozens of famous paintings, including “The Diary of Memory”, “Zealot”, “A Place Under the Pines”, “Gangster Hunters”, “The Short Game”, “Countdown”. The actor gained fame after the release of the neo-noir Drive.
Sam Foster - Ewan McGregor
In the reviews of the film "Stay" much attention is paid to Ewan McGregor. This actor embodied the image of the psychiatrist Sam Foster. His hero is working hard to save Henry Letham from his own insanity. Throughout the film, Foster does not abandon the belief that he will succeed.
Ewan McGregor is a chameleon actor who easily changes roles. He is equally successful in high-budget Hollywood films and in independent films. The Scottish actor was most remembered by the audience for the films “Big Fish”, “Island”, “I Love You, Phillip Morris”, “Angels and Demons”, “On the Needle”.
Other heroes
We can not help but talk about other actors and the roles of the film "Stay." Naomi Watts embodied in this picture the image of the teacher of drawing Laila. Her character is a former patient of Sam Foster, whom he is now dating. She, remembering her own unsuccessful attempt at suicide, takes an active part in saving Henry. Naomi Watts gained fame thanks to the movie "Mulholland Drive" by David Lynch. She was also remembered by the audience as the performer of the role of Rachel Keller in the sensational horror "Call".
Janine Garofalo played in the psychological thriller "Stay" Beth Levy. Her heroine is a psychiatrist who previously had Henry Letham. Sam Foster is trying to figure out what part she takes in the whole story, but fails. Janine's path to fame began with the role of stand-up comedian. She achieved some success by ridiculing social patterns and pop culture. A real breakthrough for Garofalo was the role in the film "Reality Bites."
Also in the movie "Stay" you can see Kate Burton. She created the image of the mysterious mother of Henry Letham. Sam Foster turns to her for help, but realizes that nothing will be achieved. Letham’s mother is insane, takes the psychiatrist for her son, and then completely attacks him and causes him trauma. Kate Burton owes her fame to the role of Ellis Gray in the rating series Anatomy of Passion. “Good wife”, “Fair Amy”, “Law and order”, “Bloodhound” - other projects that made her remembered by the public.
Opinions of viewers and critics
Reviews of the film "Stay" indicate that opinions about the picture are divided. Many viewers noted the atypical plot construction. It is based on the dying experiences of a key character. A similar technique is used in the tapes “Inside my memory”, “Alive”, “Jacob's Ladder”. Some viewers liked this approach, while others seemed too confused and difficult to perceive. Claims for acting are rare. Most viewers felt that the key actors generally performed their task. However, some negative opinions still occur.
Critics also left mixed reviews for the movie Stay. For example, on Rotten Tomatoes more than 70% of reviews are negative. On Metacritic, the situation is similar. American film critic Roger Ebert gave the film 3.5 stars out of 4.