St. Vincent (2014)

As the closing credits roll on writer/director Theodore Melfi’s first feature film, the actor Bill Murray carelessly hoses down a dead lawn as he mutters along to Bob Dylan's "Shelter from the Storm." This final act of the film, ostensibly in the guise of Murray’s portrayal of Vincent McKenna, a Vietnam veteran from Sheepshead Bay, Brooklyn, exemplifies the dilemma of watching most of Murray’s performances and the impossibility of separating the most recent character from the familiar and legendary personality. Read the full review here.