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St.Vincent (2014)

My Ratings: 3.7/5.

Honestly i was a bit hesitant to watch St.Vincent because some of the recent Hollywood comedies (the likes of Dumb and Dumber To and 22 Jump Street) were too much of slaps and sticks for me.

But St.Vincent is refreshingly good and funny, exactly as it’s trailer promises it to be. Even better.

ST-VINCENT-Poster1The man who never fails to entertain us with his superb acting ability and brilliant comic timing, responsible for amazing films like Groundhog DayGhostbustersLost in TranslationBroken Flowers – everyone’s favorite Bill Murray is back and this time has become St.Vincent.

A young boy named Oliver (Jaeden Lieberher) and his mother Maggie (Melissa McCarthy) comes to a new neighborhood and guess who’s their neighbor – an old, lonely, irresponsible and selfish guy named Vincent (Bill Murray).

Oliver soon befriends his grumpy, drunk old neighbor who sort of becomes a father-figure to him and as expected gives Oliver the worst set of parental advice possible (drinking, betting on horses, going to strip clubs, moves to break a fellow student’s nose and so on).

But then again Vincent and Oliver’s odd but deep friendship is the spine of the film. The chemistry between them is superbly maintained throughout the film, never too dramatic, just enough dose of emotions to keep it real and witty.

st.vincent-poster3Writer/director Theodore Melfi has done a great job and Laura Rosenthal deserves a special mention for the awesome casting.

Another surprise element in St.Vincent is Naomi Watts and her excellent performance as Daka, a Russian ‘lady of the night’.

Both the story line and the ending is pretty predictable though, but the little comic situations played in-between such talented actors amuses us and makes the film a pleasant watch.

A bit under-rated i guess, St.Vincent comes as a perfect lighthearted comedy, a good combination of emotions and humor punched with a message!

A must watch for Bill Murray fans.