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Rating: 6/10 (11 November 2014)

If I Stay
The worst thing about having to die young is living an eternity wearing nothing but oshkosh b'gosh clothing.
Luckily, the half-dead girl in this drama doesn't shop in the kids' section.
An aspiring cellist, Mia (Chloë Grace Moretz), is left in limbo after a car accident kills both her parents (Mireille Enos, Jamie Blackley).
Near death, Mia oversees her comatose body, as her grandfather (Stacy Keach), best friend (Liana Liberato) and on-again/off-again rock-star boyfriend Adam (Jamie Blackley) wait by her hospital bedside.
Reliving the events leading up to the collision, Mia's post-punk parents, her dream of Julliard, and her troubled romance with the touring Adam are explored in-depth.
With its facile music factoids and obvious artistic love interest, this adaptation of the YA novel caters to weepy teen girls.
However, more discerning minds will find it a trivial idealization of death.
Besides, a real teen's life flashing before their eyes mostly consists of them texting.
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