November 22, 2014I read a review that referred to 'St. Vincent' as Gran Torino - the Diabetic Years, and that alone made me want to see it. While hilarious, I don't really agree with the comparison, and I would say it was more of a cross between 'About A Boy', 'Dennis the Menace', and 'Bad Grandpa'. None of that matters though, because 'St. Vincent' stands on its own as a very entertaining film about a crotchety old man (Bill Murray) in declining health who owes a lot of money to some bad people and by coincidence ends up babysitting the neighbor's kid for extra cash. Prime babysitting material he is not, but he does end up teaching the kid some valuable life lessons and they end up developing an unlikely friendship. There is, of course, a lot more to it than that, but I recommend you go see it for yourself, because it is a fun movie that will leave you feeling good. Murray does a great job, as do Melissa McCarthy and Naomi Watts.
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