Overview
A young boy whose parents just divorced finds an unlikely friend and mentor in the misanthropic, bawdy, hedonistic, war veteran who lives next door.
Overall the movie was just about what you would expect. This theme has been done before – some better, others definitely worse. I am a little surprised that Murray took this movie because it didn’t quite fit the type of movie that he has done the last twenty years (criminally underseen indie movies, like Broken Flowers). I am also surprised that Murray tried to maintain the Irish accent throughout the movie because he was not consistent with it from scene to scene (which was a bit distracting). I would like to have seen the three leads with something more substantial to work with rather than the “cranky old guy next door needs saving” theme.
IHATEBadMovies.com reviews St. Vincent
Movie title: St. Vincent
Movie description: A young boy whose parents just divorced finds an unlikely friend and mentor in the misanthropic, bawdy, hedonistic, war veteran who lives next door.
Date published: 2020-10-17
Director(s): Theodore Melfi
Actor(s): Bill Murray, Jaeden Martell, Patricia Pinto, Melissa McCarthy, Naomi Watts, Francesca Pinto, Nicholas Pinto, Chris O'Dowd, Terrence Howard, Kimberly Quinn, Lenny Venito, Nate Corddry, Dario Barosso, Ann Dowd, Katharina Damm, Scott Adsit, Alyssa Ruland, Alexandra Fong, Greta Lee, Ron McLarty, Reg E. Cathey, Deirdre O'Connell, Melanie Nicholls-King, Portia, Maria-Christina Oliveras, Ray Iannicelli, Jeff Bowser, Frank Wood, Brenda Wehle, Orlagh Cassidy, Ron Bush, Josh Elliott Pickel
Genre: Comedy
My Review
Overall the movie was just about what you would expect. This theme has been done before – some better, others definitely worse. I am a little surprised that Murray took this movie because it didn’t quite fit the type of movie that he has done the last twenty years (criminally underseen indie movies, like Broken Flowers). I am also surprised that Murray tried to maintain the Irish accent throughout the movie because he was not consistent with it from scene to scene (which was a bit distracting). I would like to have seen the three leads with something more substantial to work with rather than the “cranky old guy next door needs saving” theme.
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