Synopsis
A young boy whose parents just divorced finds an unlikely friend and mentor in the misanthropic, bawdy, hedonistic, war veteran who lives next door.
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Cast
- Bill MurrayVincent MacKenna
- Melissa McCarthyMaggie Bronstein
- Jaeden MartellOliver Bronstein
- Naomi WattsDaka Parimova
- Chris O'DowdBrother Geraghty
- Terrence HowardZucko
- Scott AdsitDavid
- Lenny VenitoCoach Mitchell
- Nate CorddryTerry
- Dario BarossoRobert Ocinski
Recommendations
- 83
Hitfix
This may not be his signature work, but it’s Murray at the top of his game in the type of role audiences want to see him in. - 80
Variety
With St. Vincent, the chief pleasure is comedy, which typically arises from waiting to discover what Bill Murray might do next. - 75
IndieWire
It's fascinating to watch Murray act circles around his existing appeal and play into it at the same time. Melfi's likable but utterly formulaic movie never rises to a similar level of ambition, which in this case actually works in its favor. It gives Murray room to play. - 75
The Playlist
Formulaic, and at times a bit Sundance-by-numbers, it's still hard to deny that the charms of St. Vincent work even if you clearly can see the narrative machinery moving. - 75
McClatchy-Tribune News Service
Murray and writer-director Theodore Melfi play us like a music box, manipulating and charming our socks off even as the Vincent for whom the film is named curses, gambles, drinks and cheats — all in front of an impressionable 10-year old. - 75
Entertainment Weekly
Murray, of course, can play a redeemable misanthrope with one hand tied behind his back. Unfortunately, that's exactly what he has to do here because writer-director Theodore Melfi reins in his leading man with a script that doesn't know when to stop troweling on the sap. - 70
The Hollywood Reporter
Melfi comes up with any number of good and effective scenes and there’s plenty to enjoy in the performances. - 60
The Guardian
There is a contrivance to both story and script that grates, rubs up against Murray’s appeal as a loose cannon.
