Sam Foster (Ewan McGregor) is a young psychiatrist who is filling in for a colleague on leave. Among his new patients is Henry Letham (Ryan Gosling), a young art student who hears voices and is seriously contemplating suicide. This resonates strongly with Sam, who rescued his painter girlfriend, Lila (Naomi Watts), from a wrist-.. Read more
| Starring | Ewan McGregor, Naomi Watts, Ryan Gosling, Kate Burton |
|---|---|
| Director | Marc Forster |
| Genres | Thriller |
loading...
Sam Foster (Ewan McGregor) is a young psychiatrist who is filling in for a colleague on leave. Among his new patients is Henry Letham (Ryan Gosling), a young art student who hears voices and is seriously contemplating suicide. This resonates strongly with Sam, who rescued his painter girlfriend, Lila (Naomi Watts), from a wrist-slashing. The extremely volatile Henry begins to threaten Sam's hold on his own sanity, as he races against time to figure out the truth about Henry's past, the source of his troubles, and the cause of the seemingly unexplainable things that are happening to both of them. Sam investigates the ghostly figures of Henry's life, including Athena (Elizabeth Reaser), the girl Henry loved, and also his parents (Bob Hoskins and Kate Burton), uncovering ever more disturbing idiosyncrasies along the way.
| Starring | Ewan McGregor, Naomi Watts, Ryan Gosling, Kate Burton, Bob Hoskins, Elizabeth Reaser, Janeane Garofalo, B.D. Wong, Michael D'Angelo, Noah Bean, Michael Devine, Michael Gaston, Michael Gray, Amber Gristak |
|---|---|
| Director | Marc Forster |
| Studio | 20TH CENTURY FOX HOME ENTERTAINMENT |
| Run time | DVD: 1 hr 39 mins |
| Certificate | |
| Genres | Thriller |
| Language | DVD: English |
| Released | DVD: 03 Jul 2006 Production year: 2005 |
| Format | DVD |
Forster's visionary brilliance demands and gets uncommon depth and subtlety from the actors. But it's Watts who guides us home. Stay with her
An arty, richly layered, complex and challenging psychological thriller, Marc Forsters follow up to Finding... read more on Time Out
I see alot of reviews comparing Stay with Donnie Darko, but the films are nothing alike, Donnie leaves you scratching your head and thinking did I enjoy that or not?, where Stay (like The Machinist) lets you know what is was all about in the last 10 mins and knowing exactly what you thought of the film. The majority of the film and the acting was great, it was the ending that disappointed me, it had so much more potential to end as cleverly as it began.
My advice is if you want a film that will baffle you but ultimatly not be that hard to understand this is for you, if you prefer a film where its all laid out on a plate and there's no surprises then maybe a Stallone film is more your cup of tea.
Get it, and enjoy!
A very disturbing film based on truth, reality, untruth and the unknown. You never do quite get the hang of what is going on in Sam's or Henry's life, or even at times may wonder if they are one in the same!
Any one who is interested in psychology will love to sit and watch this over and over to try to figure it all out, but for a one off watch you may be LEFT CONFUSED as to what is happening and why and to who!
Very psychological and contains things that could make you question any ones sanity.
A good film to watch make sure you have time to watch it in peace so as to give it all your attention, and enjoy!