Movie #969 "St. Vincent" is a bittersweet comedy -------I don't use that term a lot, but this one is. On one side it is terribly funny to see the interaction of Bill Murray's character with everyone, esp. the little boy Oliver (what a find he is!) Oliver is so polite, so earnest, so real, you can't help but root for him. But then on the other side of the coin, the bittersweet, is how sad the Vincent character really is ---- this kid deserves so much more! That is a feeling that will keep tugging at your heart. So you are torn back and forth ---------and if you are like me, you also wonder a lot through the film (through the end) how he buys food at all, even for the cat, when he doesn't really hold down a job, but he spends quite a bit gambling and drinking! Anyway, the bottom line is that you root for the people because the boy and Vincent and the boy's mom (played well by McCarthy) are so darn human, with warts and all................that you buy the ending, even if it doesn't seem as believable as the rest of the film. I highly recommend this-----------it's so hard to do a valid comedy, and this definitely is one! Good for you, Murray! Glad you took this seemingly unknown director/writer under your wing! There's a lot to like in this film and it delivers well!
St. Vincent2014NR I would give this 4.5 out of 5 stars.
With his parents preoccupied with their divorce, lonely 12-year-old Oliver strikes up a friendship with his war-veteran neighbor Vincent. A hard-drinking gambler with a fondness for hookers, Vincent finds his life changed by the boy's presence.
- Genre:
- Indie Comedies, Comedy
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