Previous icon of Groundhog Day, Bill Murray, stars as the front-man of Netflix's new holiday special. Right from the get-go, "A Very Murray Christmas" is a confusing affair. Whenever a new character is introduced the viewer has to determine whether or not the a member of it's fairly impressive cast plays themselves or just another character. A prime example being Amy Poehler playing, "Liz", a main character that very well could have just been Amy Poehler, as a majority of the cast plays themselves.
The special is musically driven and in most cases fun. Paul Shaffer is an absolute delight and often works well will Murrays charm. The quality of both the music and the special itself improves upon itself throughout its 56 minutes. However, unless accompanied by another cast member, Bill Murrays singing can be dry, with the first music numbers being the specials worst.
The beginning of A Very Murray Christmas is debatably terrible, and due to this first scene it's hard to tell who it appeals to. Every aspect of the hour is appropriate for children but only after excusing the explicit language in the first scene, not that it ruins the quality, it was just an odd choice for the content matter. Bottom line is that it's not funny and it doesn't really have a point but it makes it well. Fun, charming Murray makes the special as the rest of the cast makes the music. No distinct direction, but no distinct flaw 7.3/10
The special is musically driven and in most cases fun. Paul Shaffer is an absolute delight and often works well will Murrays charm. The quality of both the music and the special itself improves upon itself throughout its 56 minutes. However, unless accompanied by another cast member, Bill Murrays singing can be dry, with the first music numbers being the specials worst.
The beginning of A Very Murray Christmas is debatably terrible, and due to this first scene it's hard to tell who it appeals to. Every aspect of the hour is appropriate for children but only after excusing the explicit language in the first scene, not that it ruins the quality, it was just an odd choice for the content matter. Bottom line is that it's not funny and it doesn't really have a point but it makes it well. Fun, charming Murray makes the special as the rest of the cast makes the music. No distinct direction, but no distinct flaw 7.3/10