James Berardinelli of " ReelViews " gave " Stay " 2?stars out of four, calling it " interesting " but finding it " hard to recommend to anyone but the small cadre of David Lynch devotees who will inhale anything with a whiff of similarity to their favorite auteur's scent . " Lisa Schwarzbaum of " Entertainment Weekly " gave the film a " C ", praising the " profuse imagery " but ultimately feeling it to be " a tepid film " with " flat characters " and " anchorless performances ".
