Review of Stay (2005) by Kristine T — 09 Feb 2009

I seem to have got into a habit of picking seriously confusing films, this being one of them. Another one I'll have to watch again.

This review of Stay (2005) was written by Kristine T on 09 Feb 2009.

Stay has generally received positive reviews.

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