Good Acting, Decent Story but So Long it Becomes Tedious

Rating: 5/10 (29 November 2014)

If I Stay has all the hallmarks of a nice family sentimental drama...good performances and a decent script at the start. The problem is as it went on and on becoming more morbid and tedious,you kept wondering when it was going to end.
The film could have been a TV mini series with a soap opera plot. Realistically it could have been half as long and still kept its integrity.
The young lovers theme was well established and well worn out by the mid point. In fact the film was so long Chloe Moretz actually seemed older when it when it ended. Then there was the endless hospital trauma...talk about time wasting amidst sorrow.
It's shame because this could have been an enjoyable tear jerker if it didn't become so tiring, morbid and lacking much hope at the end.