Film Review – Stay

To embrace the fine qualities of “Stay” requires patience with its incompleteness. Writer/director Wiebke van Carolsfeld has her heart in the right place with this sensitive relationship drama set largely in Ireland, but the connective tissue is missing, often robbing scenes of their true power when backstory is blurred and motivations are lacking urgency. Thankfully, there’s thespian feeling providing by stars Aidan Quinn and Taylor Schilling, who provide a push of emotional understanding when the screenplay fails to connect the dots. Boasting lovely locations and an endearing community spirit, “Stay” seems like such an easy film to love, yet its deficiencies are difficult to manage. Read the rest at Blu-ray.com