Made for Teen Drama

Rating: 5/10 (24 December 2014)

Saw the decent average on IMDb and checked it out at Redbox blindly. Fairly shortly into the runtime I realized I was watching a musicky sitcom with dialog written by a 7th grader. Yes, the dialog in "If I Stay" is cringe-worthy if you're looking for anything adult-like or with depth. Director RJ Cutler is targeting 14 yr old girls with this movie that seems almost like one of those preachy Christian movies thankfully without the Christianity. A sampling of teen dialog has characters stating, "I know, I suck", or several utterances of "skype." I was hoping for something with more explanation into the supernatural or afterlife, but this movie is a straight, squeaky-clean Disneyish, "School of Rock" without Jack Black and the classroom. Not recommended - 5/10.