St Vincent
classified 12APlease note: This was screened in Dec 2014
A cantankerous, cash-strapped, loose-living retiree (Bill Murray, who else?) becomes a spectacularly unlikely role model to his twelve-year-old neighbour in this refreshingly unorthodox comedy. Murray is Vincent, a Vietnam War vet from Brooklyn who splits his time between bars, the horse track, and the strip club where his pregnant Russian stripper girlfriend (Naomi Watts having a real hoot with a ridiculously thick accent and killer heels) works. He's less than pleased to see a single mum (Melissa McCarthy) move in next door, but spots an opportunity to "babysit" her son Oliver for twelve bucks an hour. She reluctantly agrees, and soon Oliver is getting a "real" education, one that involves learning about prostitutes and booze, how to bet at the race track and breaking a bully's nose. Meanwhile Oliver is hard at work on a school assignment challenging him to report on everyday saints... it doesn't take a genius to predict who he chooses. This is funny, moving stuff - all hail St Bill!
Ticket prices: Screenings before 16:00: £5.50 full / £4.00 concessions. Screenings after 16:00: £8.00 full / £6.50 concessions.
Can’t get enough of those Murray moments? In celebration of Bill Murray being back on our screens in new release St. Vincent, we’re dedicating our Sunday Brunches to this most idiosyncratic of characters!