After the credits rolled for St. Vincent, I couldn’t help but think about the best “feel good” movies I had seen. Once and Jerry Maguire come to mind especially when you consider both St. Vincent and Maguire finish with the same Dylan tune. Coincidence??

There is a scene in this film so perfect that I laugh every single time it travels through my mind. Vincent (Murray) and Oliver (the young boy) celebrate a victorious day with the horses back at the local and just dance in front of the jukebox. This scene jumpstarts a momentum within the film that doesn’t stop until the final credits.

It was more than young boy enters grumpy old man’s life and turns him around. He was not a bad man but his goodness was brought to the forefront because of the boy’s belief in him.

While McCarthy, Watts and O’Dowd turn in great performances, this film is Bill Murray. Even if you think you predicted the ending, you will still crack a smile and shed a tear.

I gladly give St. Vincent 4.25 napkins out of 5.

Oh boy, I really wanted to like this movie!!

I didn’t.

Although it was neat to see Training Day Ethan Hawke and modern day Ethan Hawke in the same movie, the film fell flat. It seemed like Linklater was caught up in the film’s novelty and simply forgot about creative writing.

I just wanted the boy to laugh. One belly laugh. Instead we were gifted an increasingly cynical young man which was really boring.

I would have rather watched one episode from the each of the first eight seasons of Roseanne. To me that is a much better way to spend three hours watching a family grow up!!

I give Boyhood 1.5 out of 5 napkins, just enough to wipe Patricia Arquette’s consistent tears throughout the entire film.

Wow!! This movie was fantastic.

The coolest thing about this film is how it embodies the quest to figure it out. It could be navigating through Boston to Cambridge to find a renowned ice cream shop or navigating through those IKEA directions to get your table upright and level. Why do we get so excited for a scavenger hunt when we could maybe just win a t-shirt? We simply love to figure things out.

Therefore, it is no surprise that we root for Alan Turing when such a profound task as breaking the ENIGMA code is placed before him. We feel every disappointment on the way to triumph. The idea is very relatable even though we aren’t math geniuses with the weight of World War II on our heads.

Cumberbatch and Knightley are perfect in their roles. The overall scope of this movie is incredible. I wanted to sit in the theater and watch it again, after I refilled my popcorn of course.

I happily give The Imitation Game 4.75 napkins out of 5.