
Vincent is an old Vietnam vet whose stubbornly hedonistic ways have left him without money or a future. Things change when his new next-door neighbor's son, Oliver, needs a babysitter and Vince is willing enough for a fee. From that self-serving act, an unexpected friendship forms as Vincent and Oliver fulfill much of each other's needs. As Vincent mentors Oliver in street survival and other worldly ways, Oliver begins to see more in the old man than just his foibles. When li... (Full plot summary below)
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Vincent is an old Vietnam vet whose stubbornly hedonistic ways have left him without money or a future. Things change when his new next-door neighbor's son, Oliver, needs a babysitter and Vince is willing enough for a fee. From that self-serving act, an unexpected friendship forms as Vincent and Oliver fulfill much of each other's needs. As Vincent mentors Oliver in street survival and other worldly ways, Oliver begins to see more in the old man than just his foibles. When life takes a turn for the worse for Vincent, both find the best in each other, while no one around them suspects.
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| Spirituality and PracticeFrederic and Mary Ann BrussatA heart-affecting cinematic parable about the saints among us who enable us to come alive in new ways. |
| Screen It!Jim JudyMurray and his character's relationship with his young charge is quite good, as is the dialogue that's often sharp, witty and fairly funny. (Full Content Review for Parents also Available) |
| About.comJames RocchiSt. Vincent is the kind of movie that actually ends with a scene where Bill Murray essentially receives a on-screen standing ovation for being Bill Murray. |
| Aisle SeatMike McGranaghanA funny, charming, feel-good movie that rises above a few clichés. |
| MLive.comJohn Serba(Bill Murray's) performance goes far beyond the irony of laughing at an old man who wears his cynicism on his sleeve. |
| Las Vegas Review-JournalChristopher LawrenceSt. Vincent is all about the voyage, not the destination. |
| Cleveland Plain DealerClint O'ConnorVincent might have become a cliche grump in the Hey you kids get off my lawn Hollywood mode, if not for Murray's sly wit and unending charisma. |
| Sight and SoundPeter LabuzaSoderbergh's style isn't just a grab-bag of showy devices -- his craft adds dimensions to the characters that are absent from the writing. |
| TheWrapAlonso DuraldeSo thoroughly artificial that the Coke Zero you bought in the lobby will look like a shot of wheatgrass juice by comparison. |
| Entertainment WeeklyChris NashawatyMurray, 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. |