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Psychiatrist Sam Foster has a new patient, Henry Letham, who claims to be suicidal. In trying to diagnose him, Sam visits Henry's prior therapist and also finds Henry's mother -- even though Henry has said that he murdered both of his parents. As reality starts to contradict fact, Sam spirals into an unstable mental state. Then he finds a clue as to how and when Henry may try to kill himself, and races to try to stop him.
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75
Rolling Stone
Some people find this twisty and twisted psychological thriller arty and pretentious. I find it arty and provocative.
67
Yet for a film so affectingly steeped in loss, resignation and the ghosts of memory, the revelation that pulls it all together, while satisfying and even touching, lacks emotional resonance.
63
Chicago Tribune
Despite the actors, the visuals and Forster's directorial swagger, the movie lacks impact.
50
Entertainment Weekly
Eventually I gave up on meaning and began instead to study the profuse imagery -- and also the flat characters and anchorless performances.
40
The A.V. Club
It's become a tired cliché for characters in "serious" science-fiction movies not to realize they're dead or dying, but Stay as a film doesn't seem to realize that it's dead from the outset, an unconvincing automaton grimly going through the motions.
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