ST. VINCENT

The Weinstein Company

Rated PG-13

Running time: 102 Minutes


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In The Weinstein Company's St. Vincent, drunken, gambling slacker Bill Murray winds up being babysitter to next door neighbor boy Jaeden Lieberher.

Single mom Melissa McCarthy and her 12 year-old son Jaeden Lieberher move in next door to cantankerous Murray's home. Jobless, in debt, and desperate for money, a reluctant Murray offers up himself to being a babysitter and unwitting mentor to Lieberher.

As Lieberher's mother and being a nurse, this is probably the most normal role that I have seen Melissa McCarthy play in the movies. McCarthy's indignation to Murray's idea of after-school activities for Lieberher is pure mom, especially with Lieberher being in a private religious school. I did like the growing mentoring relationship between Murray and Lieberher, especially as you learn more about Murray. While I am not an expert, Murray's lady of the night Naomi Watts Russian accent seemed totally believable to me.

This is the best acting that I have seen Bill Murray do as his character goes through some changes. I would not be surprised if Murray gets nominated for an Oscar for Best Actor for this movie role.

After watching the Vietnam War pictures in the movie, it seemed appropriate that I saw St. Vincent on Veterans Day.

Rated PG-13 for Sexual Situations, Language, and Violence.

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