"St. Vincent" tells the story of a guy named Vincent (Bill Murray). He is a Viet Nam war vet, down-on-his-luck, in constant debt, and a heavy drinking, miserable dude. He sees a prostitute named Daka (Naomi Watts) on a frequent basis and his wife is despondent and living in a nursing home nearby.
Enter newly-divorced Maggie (Melissa McCarthy) and her endearing son, Oliver (Jaeden Lieberher). They move next door to Vincent. Maggie has a demanding job at the hospital and her extra hours there put her in a quandary that forces her to ask Vincent if he'll become a babysitter for young Oliver after school. Reluctantly, Vincent takes on the role and becomes Oliver's mentor as well. Soon, Oliver is getting life lessons from Vincent. But, Vincent learns a lot from the youngster too. Especially things about himself that he had forgotten or repressed.
There is nothing earth-shattering, extremely revealing or original about "St. Vincent". It has good performances but it doesn't add up to anything that thoroughly satisfies in the end.
This is considered a comedy but there aren't many laughs. I was disappointed by the film although I enjoyed Murray and the rest of the cast.