St. Vincent (2014)

Release date: 2014-10-24
Country: USA
Language: English|Spanish
Director: Theodore Melfi
Production Co: Chernin Entertainment, Crescendo Productions, Goldenlight Films
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Rating: 7.2/10
Length: 1h 42min

Storyline

Vincent is an old Vietnam vet whose stubbornly hedonistic ways have left him without money or a future. Things change when his new next-door neighbor's son, Oliver, needs a babysitter and Vince is willing enough for a fee. From that self-serving act, an unexpected friendship forms as Vincent and Oliver find so much of each other's needs through each other. As Vincent mentors Oliver in street survival and other worldly ways, Oliver begins to see more in the old man than just his foibles. When life takes a turn for the worse for Vincent, both them find the best in each other than no one around them suspects.

Plot Keywords

next door neighbor, divorced parents, strip club, panties, red panties, upskirt, bullying, stroke, gambling debt, vietnam war veteran, prostitute, divorce, breast feeding, unhappiness, horse race, stripper, voyeurism, voyeur, mini skirt, coitus

Short Review

It's a cliche, but cliches go on existing only because they go on being refreshed, and Bill Murray and friends bring this one back to life with deadpan flair and a vigilant eye for any disfiguring taint of sentimentality.