St. Vincent

This movie was filled with comedy and drama.  It stars the great Bill Murray as Vincent Mackenna and Melissa McCarthy as single mom, Maggie Bronstein.  Jaeden Lieberher plays as Maggie’s young son Oliver. 

The movie begins with Maggie and Oliver moving in next door to Vincent.  Oliver is a very slight boy and quickly becomes an easy target for the other boys in his new school.  Vincent drives a 1960’s corvette, drinks heavily, plays the ponies, and has regular visits from a prostitute.  Maggie works a lot of late hours and Vincent soon becomes the baby sitter for Oliver. 

I think that Bill Murray should be nominated for an Oscar for his role in this movie.  In all counts he seems to be the drunken, grumpy old man that no one wants to be around, but as the movie progresses you find out why.  His character suffers a major stroke, and he hit the nail on the head in his portrayal during the recovery. 

The performance by Melissa McCarthy and Jaeden Lieberher was also fantastic.  Naomi Watts played the prostitute who Vincent sees regularly and she was also terrific.  I gave this great movie 4 out of 4 stars.  I enjoyed every second of it.