Its that time of year when the old Christmas films come out, the TV specials surface, and the nostalgia trips begin. This year Netflix offers us a very different take on the Christmas special. "A Very Murray Christmas" sees Bill Murray (as Himself) hosting a live TV Christmas sing-a-long special from a New York Hotel. A winter storm however has prevented all of Murray's celebrity guests turning up and Murray wants nothing less than this special to continue.
"A Very Murray Christmas" is almost a parody of Christmas sing-a-long TV specials with Murray providing his unique brand of what you could call "Miserable comedy". Throughout the hour long special of your favourite Christmas tunes Murray bumps into many celebrity friends. Friends such as Michael Cera, Miley Cyrus and George Clooney provide some chuckles in between the musical offerings of Murray and friends. There are many very surreal scenes such as Murray and Chris Rock preforming a duet.
Although the variety of celebrities involved and Murray's own brand comedy do put a smile on your face that's about all they do. The celebrity interactions don't seem to really be building up to anything much and the constant singing does get a little boring. If you're the sort of person who enjoys a good sing-a-long and musicals then this may be for you. Personally the entertainment factor wasn't there for me.
2.5/5 - "Far from a Christmas Classic but sure to make you smile."
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