Review of St. Vincent (2014) by Analyticcritic — 08 Nov 2014
The film St.Vincent is about Vincent who is a broke old man with gambling, drinking, and smoking issues. When a new neighbor Maggie moves in with her young son Oliver, Vincent starts babysitting him. Over time he starts forming a relationship with Oliver which could change him.
Now from just the trailers to me it resembled something like that of last year's Bad Grandpa which worried me a little as that was not really funny. I am glad to say that this movie really surprised me. For the first half of it the film focuses on the comedy aspect of then for the second half shifts to a more drama type of film. What is neat about this is while it shifted the movie never completely lost it's comedy, it was always present. The drama was actually very interesting. The movie never got boring, it either had interested drama, funny comedy, or both.
Bill Murray who plays Vincent is very good in his role. He really sells the character and steals the show. Mellisa McCarthy who is Maggie also does an excellent job. Jaeden Lieberher who is Oliver actually does a good job. Usually I am not a big fan of kid actors, but Jaeden Lieberher has quite the performance.
This review of St. Vincent (2014) was written by Analyticcritic on 08 Nov 2014.
St. Vincent has generally received positive reviews.
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