Review of the Reviews 

The Negative:

While reading the review by Charlotte O'Sullivan, The normally excellent Chloë Moretz fails to summon up any convincing emotion. I was surprised about how she felt towards Chloë Grace Moretz acting. Charlotte said that in this movie she barely didn't show a lot of emotion when she was a ghost. She said that people were very dry eyed during the movie, that Moretz didn't get emotion out of people when watching the film. But I don't understand why she thinks that because during the movie when I saw it I was crying the whole time. Charlotte said that it didn't give Moretz justice of ruer acting but I think it did, there was one sense where Moretz had to scream, cry and hit the floor because she was so sad and angry about the things that were happening. When I saw that scene I thought she such an amazing job, she made it seem like it really hit her hard, like it was a true story. So I think this movie did give Moretz justice for her acting skills. 

Charlotee claimed that people were bored during the movie, which I can see because it is a slow paste movie. Throughout the movie you get flashbacks about her life before the accident, and that makes the movie go by slow because people just want to know what happens, does she survive or does she die. But that is what the whole book/movieis about, Mia (Moretz) making a huge decision about her life. I think they portrayed the way of the book into the movie into a good way, they didn't make it to fast moving or to slow moving. I read the book and that was really good and the movie was just like the book, I feel like it was perfect change.

The Positive: 

While reading the review by Allan Hunter, A life or death weepie squarely aimed at teenage girls. This review was nothing like Charlotte O'Sullivan's, Hunter thought it was actually good to see Moretz play as a regular teenage girl instead of her crazy roles she usually plays. Hunter says she has a such a smart and sympathetic presence that everyone loved her before the accident even happened. Hunter says that If I Stay is just like those 1940's life or death movies, with fake snow, studio setups, and fairytale endings. Which I agree with. 

Hunter thinks that people should cry when watching this movie even at the less subtle tear duct moments. Romantics will find it as a really good movie to watch because of Adam and Mia. Hunter says it is like The Fault in our Stars, which is true because they are both about teenagers who are in love and one, or in the case of TFIOS both of them could die. This element makes the movie completely sad and Hunter talks about that in his review. I agree a lot with this interview because I did see If I Stay, and I did cry a lot a. So I feel like if you don't cry you don't maybe just didn't get into it as much as others. 

2. "If I Stay is aimed squarely at teenage girls and if you don’t fall into that target audience you may well feel the manipulation and wince at some of the less subtle assaults on the tear ducts." 

-Allan Hunter 

I agree with this mostly because throughout the whole movie there are so many moments that just pull at your heart. This movie about something that can actually happen to someone you love or yourself. The movie makes you feel the pain of Mia's family and friends, which makes you completely sad. Throughout the whole movie, for me, I was crying because in the scenes of her wanting her parents and brother, I started to think like what if that happened to me, which made me really sad. 

From Charlotte O'Sullivan's interview I don't really agree with anything from her interview because I actually really enjoyed the movie from start to finish. I feel like she just didn't give the movie 

anytime, If I Stay was heart swelling and a cry feast, it was never boring. She possibly didn't even watch the movie from the looks of her review if didn't have any examples or evidence of why she thought the stuff she thought about it. So I just don't agree with her. 

3. If I haven't seen the film and I looked one of this up, I would be more convinced by Hunters review. Hunters review had information in it about the movie and why you should see it. He says that Moretz does a good job playing a regular teenager and its good for her to play a teenager like she is. She says that its for teenage girls, like me, so thats a plus one for me to see it. Hunter talks about life or death choices, the choices we make in life and how they are important. 

4. If I were to write a review on this movie I would want to include what type of people would want to see this movie, which would be teenage girls or just girls/women in general. I would say how moving it was watching her make a choice that will change her whole life. I would also include how sad this movie is so people will bring tissues. I wouldn't include the flashbacks because I feel like people should read the book to figure out whats going on. I also wouldn't mention any of the people who die in the book/movie, I feel like that should be a surprise.